The importance of sediment in sea-level change

Journal article (2020)

Authors

Ken L. Ferrier University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wouter van der Wal Physical and Space Geodesy - CEG ,
G.A. Ruetenik University of Wisconsin-Madison
P Stocchi NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Copyright: © 2020 Ken L. Ferrier, W. van der Wal, G.A. Ruetenik, P Stocchi
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

Abstract

The movement of sediment across Earth’s surface affects sea level by deforming the solid Earth, modifying the gravity field, and displacing and absorbing water. Recent studies show that accounting for sediment redistribution is important for interpreting and predicting sea-level change