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Contributions to global mean sea level budget

Figure Created 07 Apr 2014 Published 08 Apr 2014 Last modified 21 Dec 2016

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Global mean sea level budget (in mm per year) over different time intervals in the past from observations and from model-based contributions. Uncertainty intervals denote the 5 to 95% range. The modelled thermal expansion and glacier contributions are computed from the CMIP5 results. The land water contribution is due to anthropogenic intervention only, not including climate-related fluctuations. Further information is available in the source document.