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Timescales for detecting a significant acceleration in sea level rise

Global sea levels are rising as a result of climate change, but at what rate, and whether this rate is increasing is open to debate. Haigh et al.show that the earliest detection of significant increase in the rate of sea level rise can only be achieved once interannual and multidecadal variability is removed.

Ivan D. Haigh
Thomas Wahl
Sönke Dangendorf
ResearchOpen Access14 Apr 2014
Nature Communications

Volume: 5, P: 1-11
Observations reveal changing coastal storm extremes around the United States

Coastal communities are at risk from extreme coastal storms. This study leverages US tide gauge data from 1950–2020 to show that likelihood estimates of storm surge extremes have been underpredicted at 85% of gauge sites and finds regional likely changes in their frequency over that historical monitoring period.

Joao Morim
Thomas Wahl
Michael Oppenheimer
Research17 Apr 2025
Nature Climate Change

Volume: 15, P: 538-545
Publisher Correction: Coherent modulation of the sea-level annual cycle in the United States by Atlantic Rossby waves

Francisco M. Calafat
Thomas Wahl
Eleanor Frajka-Williams
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access12 Oct 2018
Nature Communications

Volume: 9, P: 1
Trends in Europe storm surge extremes match the rate of sea-level rise

Analysis of tide gauge observations shows that, in contrast to the current assumption of stationary storm surge extremes in Europe, the surge contribution to changes in extreme sea levels since 1960 is similar to that of sea-level rise, influencing future coastal planning.

Francisco M. Calafat
Thomas Wahl
Sarah N. Sparrow
Research30 Mar 2022
Nature

Volume: 603, P: 841-845
Coherent modulation of the sea-level annual cycle in the United States by Atlantic Rossby waves

Changes in the sea-level annual cycle have a profound effect on the coast, yet little is known about their drivers. Here the authors show a considerable variability in the amplitude of the cycle along the United States Gulf and Southeast coasts and relate it to Atlantic Rossby waves.

Francisco M. Calafat
Thomas Wahl
Eleanor Frajka-Williams
ResearchOpen Access03 Jul 2018
Nature Communications

Volume: 9, P: 1-13
US-CoastEX: Observation-based probabilistic reanalysis of storm surge and sea level extremes for the United States

Joao Morim
D. J. Rasmussen
Soenke Dangendorf
ResearchOpen Access09 Aug 2025
Scientific Data

Volume: 12, P: 1-12
Acceleration of U.S. Southeast and Gulf coast sea-level rise amplified by internal climate variability

Sea level rise along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf Coast has accelerated since 2010 due to changes in steric expansion and the ocean’s circulation. The acceleration represents the compounding effects of external forcing and natural climate variability.

Sönke Dangendorf
Noah Hendricks
Torbjörn E. Törnqvist
ResearchOpen Access10 Apr 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-11
Persistent acceleration in global sea-level rise since the 1960s

Satellite altimetry shows global mean sea-level rise acceleration; however, sparse tide-gauge data limit understanding of the longer-term trend. A hybrid method of reconstruction for 1900–2015 shows acceleration since the 1960s, linked to increases and shifts in Southern Hemisphere westerly winds.

Sönke Dangendorf
Carling Hay
Jürgen Jensen
Research05 Aug 2019
Nature Climate Change

Volume: 9, P: 705-710
Sea level along the world’s coastlines can be measured by a network of virtual altimetry stations

Sea level trends at decadal timescales within 20 km of the world’s coastlines can be determined for the period 2002 to 2019 through dedicated reprocessing of high-resolution along-track altimetry data.

Anny Cazenave
Yvan Gouzenes
Jérôme Benveniste
ResearchOpen Access16 May 2022
Communications Earth & Environment

Volume: 3, P: 1-9
Evidence of a dominant transcriptional pathway which regulates an undifferentiated and complete metastatic phenotype

Sanford H Barsky
Mark D Sternlicht
Joe W Gray
Research23 Oct 1997
Oncogene

Volume: 15, P: 2077-2091
Temporal variability of urinary di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites during a dietary intervention study

Janet M Ackerman
Robin E Dodson
Ruthann A Rudel
Research22 Jan 2014
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

Volume: 24, P: 595-601
An extreme sea level indicator for the contiguous United States coastline

Md. Mamunur Rashid
Thomas Wahl
William V. Sweet
ResearchOpen Access18 Dec 2019
Scientific Data

Volume: 6, P: 1-14
Urinary and air phthalate concentrations and self-reported use of personal care products among minority pregnant women in New York city

Allan C Just
Jennifer J Adibi
Robin M Whyatt
Research31 Mar 2010
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

Volume: 20, P: 625-633
A new daily quarter degree sea level anomaly product from CryoSat-2 for ocean science and applications

Christopher J. Banks
Francisco Mir Calafat
Jérôme Bouffard
ResearchOpen Access21 Jul 2023
Scientific Data

Volume: 10, P: 1-11
Coastal sea level anomalies and associated trends from Jason satellite altimetry over 2002–2018

Jérôme Benveniste
Florence Birol
Andrew Shaw
ResearchOpen Access20 Oct 2020
Scientific Data

Volume: 7, P: 1-17

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