Table 1 Summary of the magnitude and percentage changes in the trends of MSLA and its forcing factors for the periods 1993–2002, 2003- 2012, 2013–2020, and 1993–2020 in the GoG.
From: Sea level variability and modeling in the Gulf of Guinea using supervised machine learning
Variable | Period /trend | %Changes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993–2002 | 2003–2012 | 2013–2020 | 2003–2012 | 2013–2020 | 1993–2020 | |
MSLA | 18.8 | 30.5 | 38.7 | 100 | 32 | 169 |
TSLA | − 19 | − 16.3 | 13.6 | 14 | 183 | 172 |
HSLA | 0.6 | 0.81 | 0.43 | 35 | − 47 | − 28 |
SSLA | − 18.6 | − 15.5 | 14.1 | 17 | 191 | 175 |
Precipitation | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.44 | − 13 | 238 | 193 |
Evaporation | − 0.17 | − 0.06 | − 0.15 | 65 | 150 | 12 |
Runoff | − 0.15 | − 0.09 | 0.21 | 40 | 333 | 240 |
AtmPressure | 4.9 | − 16.5 | − 5.5 | − 437 | 67 | − 212 |
WSC | 0.004 | 0.002 | − 0.004 | − 50 | − 300 | − 200 |
Current | 0.2 | 0.12 | − 0.07 | − 40 | − 158 | − 185 |
NHF | − 7.2 | − 1.007 | 0.08 | 86 | 108 | 101 |
OHC | − 8.6e8 | − 7.5e8 | 6.6e8 | 13 | 188 | 176 |
