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1 International Space Science Institute (ISSI) Workshop on Integrative Study of the Mean Sea Level and its Components; References; Part I Observations & Contributors to Sea Level; 2 Satellite Altimetry-Based Sea Level at Global and Regional Scales; Abstract; Introduction; Brief History of Satellite Altimetry Missions; The ESA Climate Change Initiative and the Sea Level ECV; The Sea Level Record from High-Precision Satellite Altimetry Missions; Geophysical Corrections Applied to the SSH Measurements; Gridding Process; Global Mean Sea Level Rise Characteristics
Global Mean Sea Level UncertaintiesRegional Sea Level; Spatial Trend Patterns in Sea Level; Uncertainties at Regional Scale; New Arctic Products; Validation and Error Assessment of CCI Products at Global and Regional Scales; Validation with Tide Gauges; Validation Using Argo Floats; Regional Validation; The CCI Sea Level Project: A Summary; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Monitoring Sea Level in the Coastal Zone with Satellite Altimetry and Tide Gauges; Abstract; Introduction; Monitoring Sea Level with Tide Gauges; Monitoring Sea Level with Coastal Satellite Altimetry
Strategies for Improving the Coastal Altimetry DataThe Potential of New Altimetric Technologies in the Coastal Zone; Ka-Band Altimetry: AltiKa; SAR Mode Altimetry: CryoSat-2; A Case Study Around the Coast of the UK; Evolution of Sea Level Trend from the Open to the Coastal Ocean; Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Uncertainties in Steric Sea Level Change Estimation During the Satellite Altimeter Era: Concepts and Practices; Abstract; Introduction; Basic Concepts; Calculating Steric Sea level; Equation of State; Uncertainty in Steric Sea Level Change
Importance of UncertaintyKey Uncertainty Concepts; Uncertainty of Steric Sea Level Estimate from a Single Profile; Propagating Uncertainty Through Gridding, Interpolation and Integration; Data and Uncertainty Methods in the Literature; Global Mean Estimates; Temperature and Salinity In Situ Measurements; Published Sea Level Trends; Spatial Structures of Steric Sea Level Change; Interpolation and Regridding/Rebinning; Considerations Regarding Background Climatology; Uncertainty in Trends and Global Means; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References
5 Greenland and Antarctica Ice Sheet Mass Changes and Effects on Global Sea LevelAbstract; Introduction; GRACE Measurements of Ice Sheet Changes; Basics of Analysis of GRACE Data; Generalized Inverse Point Mass Inversion for Greenland and Antarctica Changes; Satellite Altimetry Used to Outline Detailed Melt Regions in Greenland and Antarctica; Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 6 Observation-Based Estimates of Global Glacier Mass Change and Its Contribution to Sea-Level Change; Abstract; Introduction; Long-Term Glacier Monitoring; Glacier Mass Change
Global Mean Sea Level UncertaintiesRegional Sea Level; Spatial Trend Patterns in Sea Level; Uncertainties at Regional Scale; New Arctic Products; Validation and Error Assessment of CCI Products at Global and Regional Scales; Validation with Tide Gauges; Validation Using Argo Floats; Regional Validation; The CCI Sea Level Project: A Summary; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Monitoring Sea Level in the Coastal Zone with Satellite Altimetry and Tide Gauges; Abstract; Introduction; Monitoring Sea Level with Tide Gauges; Monitoring Sea Level with Coastal Satellite Altimetry
Strategies for Improving the Coastal Altimetry DataThe Potential of New Altimetric Technologies in the Coastal Zone; Ka-Band Altimetry: AltiKa; SAR Mode Altimetry: CryoSat-2; A Case Study Around the Coast of the UK; Evolution of Sea Level Trend from the Open to the Coastal Ocean; Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Uncertainties in Steric Sea Level Change Estimation During the Satellite Altimeter Era: Concepts and Practices; Abstract; Introduction; Basic Concepts; Calculating Steric Sea level; Equation of State; Uncertainty in Steric Sea Level Change
Importance of UncertaintyKey Uncertainty Concepts; Uncertainty of Steric Sea Level Estimate from a Single Profile; Propagating Uncertainty Through Gridding, Interpolation and Integration; Data and Uncertainty Methods in the Literature; Global Mean Estimates; Temperature and Salinity In Situ Measurements; Published Sea Level Trends; Spatial Structures of Steric Sea Level Change; Interpolation and Regridding/Rebinning; Considerations Regarding Background Climatology; Uncertainty in Trends and Global Means; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References
5 Greenland and Antarctica Ice Sheet Mass Changes and Effects on Global Sea LevelAbstract; Introduction; GRACE Measurements of Ice Sheet Changes; Basics of Analysis of GRACE Data; Generalized Inverse Point Mass Inversion for Greenland and Antarctica Changes; Satellite Altimetry Used to Outline Detailed Melt Regions in Greenland and Antarctica; Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 6 Observation-Based Estimates of Global Glacier Mass Change and Its Contribution to Sea-Level Change; Abstract; Introduction; Long-Term Glacier Monitoring; Glacier Mass Change