Links

This page contains links to various data sources, mission descriptions, projects, and other sources of interest to sea level rise.

Sources of satellite altimeter data

• JPL PO.DAAC – TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, others
• AVISO (France) – Source of (especially) gridded altimeter products

Sources of tide gauge data

• Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) – UK
• University of Hawaii Sea Level Centre
• National Tidal Centre (NTC) – Australia
  • NTC – Australian Baseline Array (ABSLMP)
  • NTC – Pacific Array (SPSLCMP)

Satellite altimeter mission home pages

• TOPEX/Poseidon
• Jason-1
• OSTM/Jason-2
• GFO (GEOSAT Follow On) – US Navy
• Envisat (ESA)

Sea level analyses

• University of Colorado Sea Level pages
• Aviso Mean Sea Level site
• NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry

Shoreline monitoring

• TASMARC – Tasmanian Shoreline Monitoring and Archiving Project

Tide gauge networks and collocated tide gauge/GPS

• GLOSS
• TIGA

Effects of sea level rise

• CReSIS (U Kansas) Sea Level Rise maps
• McGranahan, Balk and Anderson: “The rising tide: assessing the risks of climate change and human settlements in low elevation coastal zones” (PDF, 1.7MB)
• World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 4136: “The Impact of Sea Level Rise on Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis” (PDF, 1.3MB), Dasgupta et al
• “Modeling sea level Rise Effects on Population using Global Elevation and Land-Cover Data” (PDF, 7.6MB), CEGIS/USGS, E.L. Usery

International programs

• WCRP – World Climate Research Program
• IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change