Table 1 Caribbean mean linear trends in sea-level change from satellite altimetry (C3S), total steric sea-level rise, halosteric Sea-level change and thermosteric sea-level change (ARMOR3D).

From: Determining sea-level rise in the Caribbean: A shift from temperature to mass control

Trends (mm/yr)

1993–2019

1993–2003

2004–2019

Altimetry

3.40 ± 0.3

4.08 ± 0.8

6.15 ± 0.5

Steric

1.37 ± 0.2

5.58 ± 0.9

1.59 ± 0.4

Halosteric

− 0.49 ± 0.08

− 0.51 ± 0.2

− 1.03 ± 0.2

Thermosteric

1.86 ± 0.3

6s.08 ± 0.9

2.61 ± 0.5

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