Ocean level rise estimates account for mantle elasticity and plate mass changes.
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Estimates of ocean level rise reliably account for mantle elasticity and plate mass changes through glacial isostatic adjustment and gravity-rotation-deformation modeling.
Evidence for · 6
Holocene relative sea-level changes and glacial isostatic adjustment of the U.S. Atlantic coast
2011 · cited by 122
Paper [0] utilizes glacial isostatic adjustment models incorporating mantle viscosity variations and global ice sheet reconstructions to assess relative sea-level changes.
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The influence of realistic 3D mantle viscosity on Antarctica’s contribution to future global sea levels
2024 · cited by 27
Paper [2] couples a glacial isostatic adjustment model featuring Earth structure and mantle viscosity to examine future global sea-level contributions.
FastIsostasy v1.0 – a regional, accelerated 2D glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) model accounting for the lateral variability of the solid Earth
2024 · cited by 9
Paper [3] models glacial isostatic adjustment and accounts for bedrock displacement and sea-surface height changes driven by mass redistribution.
Investigating ANU and ICE-6G Ice Model Relative Sea Level Misfits to Determine Viscosity Constraints since the Last Glacial Maximum
2024 · cited by 0
Paper [5] notes that glacial isostatic adjustment explicitly incorporates glacial rebound, gravitational potential, and mantle elastic and viscous structure to calculate sea-level rise.
Impact of glacial isostatic adjustment on the long-term stability of the Antarctic ice sheet
2021 · cited by 0
Paper [7] describes glacial isostatic adjustment as the combination of bedrock adjustment and gravitationally consistent sea-surface changes caused by ice mass changes.
Crustal Deformation and Gravitational Effects From Dynamic Ocean Mass Redistribution Impact Projected Sea‐Level Change
2026 · cited by 0
Paper [8] demonstrates that ocean mass redistribution drives solid Earth deformation, gravitational self-attraction, and relative sea-level changes.