Sea level rise and the geoid: factor analysis approach
Sea levels are rising around the world, and this is a particular concern along most of the coasts of the United States. A 1989 EPA report shows that sea levels rose 5-6 inches more than the global average along the Mid-Atlantic and Gulf Coasts in the last century. The main reason for this is coastal...
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| description | Sea levels are rising around the world, and this is a particular concern along most of the coasts of the United States. A 1989 EPA report shows that sea levels rose 5-6 inches more than the global average along the Mid-Atlantic and Gulf Coasts in the last century. The main reason for this is coastal land subsidence. This sea level rise is considered more as relative sea level rise than global sea level rise. Thus, instead of studying sea level rise globally, this paper describes a statistical approach by using factor analysis of regional sea level rates of change. Unlike physical models and semi-empirical models that attempt to approach how much and how fast sea levels are changing, this methodology allows for a discussion of the factor(s) that statistically affects sea level rates of change, and seeks patterns to explain spatial correlations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22a8baaf0ead4bbab0b0be506f6a26b92023-08-02T02:28:40ZengUniversidad de Costa RicaRevista de Matemática: Teoría y Aplicaciones2215-33732013-08-0120216718210.15517/rmta.v20i2.1165311038Sea level rise and the geoid: factor analysis approachAlexey Sadovski0Hongzhi Song1Gary Jeffress2Texas A& M University, Department of Computing and Mathematical SciencesTexas A& M University-Corpus Christi, Department of Physical & Environmental SciencesTexas A& M University-Corpus Christi, Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science, School of Engineering and Computing SciencesSea levels are rising around the world, and this is a particular concern along most of the coasts of the United States. A 1989 EPA report shows that sea levels rose 5-6 inches more than the global average along the Mid-Atlantic and Gulf Coasts in the last century. The main reason for this is coastal land subsidence. This sea level rise is considered more as relative sea level rise than global sea level rise. Thus, instead of studying sea level rise globally, this paper describes a statistical approach by using factor analysis of regional sea level rates of change. Unlike physical models and semi-empirical models that attempt to approach how much and how fast sea levels are changing, this methodology allows for a discussion of the factor(s) that statistically affects sea level rates of change, and seeks patterns to explain spatial correlations.https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/matematica/article/view/11653 |
| spellingShingle | Alexey Sadovski Hongzhi Song Gary Jeffress Sea level rise and the geoid: factor analysis approach Revista de Matemática: Teoría y Aplicaciones |
| title | Sea level rise and the geoid: factor analysis approach |
| title_full | Sea level rise and the geoid: factor analysis approach |
| title_fullStr | Sea level rise and the geoid: factor analysis approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sea level rise and the geoid: factor analysis approach |
| title_short | Sea level rise and the geoid: factor analysis approach |
| title_sort | sea level rise and the geoid factor analysis approach |
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