Causes Of Changes In Sea Level
by Gwen Shockey
Title
Causes Of Changes In Sea Level
Artist
Gwen Shockey
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Illustration showing the various causes of changes in sea level. Represented at the far left reservoirs, changes in runoff, seepage into aquifers, extraction of groundwater, and the storage of water on land. The second arrow from the left shows a shift in the land and tectonic displacement. Depicted next is a storm surge caused by surface and circulation changes in deep ocean water. Second from the right depicts water expansion as a result of a warmer ocean. Illustrated at the far right is water from glaciers and ice sheets mixing with ocean water.
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April 18th, 2016
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