Objectives of Work Package 2

Last edited 29 January 2004


WP2 - Absolute sea level variations

The absolute sea level variations workpackage will develop the appropriate processing and analysis strategy for the use of continuous GPS (CGPS) at sites close to tide gauges in order to obtain reliable estimates of vertical land movements, and to assess their contribution to changes in relative sea level. Observations from all CGPS stations co-located with ESEAS Observing Sites will be processed and analysed. These Application A sites cover several areas of Europe with types of coasts being affected by different physical processes (e.g. tectonic activity, post-glacial rebound, sedimentary compaction, anthropogenic effects).