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. 2016 Oct 17;38(1):59–87. doi: 10.1007/s10712-016-9387-x

Table 2.

Summary of recent literature estimates of global mean sea level trend

Study Short name Trend, mm year−1 Uncertainty estimate mm year−1 Depth(m) Time Spatial resolution (degrees) Temporal resolution
Ishii and Kimoto 2009 IK09 0.294 ±0.057 0–700 1951–2005 1 × 1 Monthly
Levitus et al. 2012 L12 0.41 0–700 1955–2010 1 × 1 Annual
Levitus et al. 2012 L12 0.54 0–2000 1955–2010 1 × 1 Annual
Llovel et al. 2013 (L12) LL09 0.42 ±0.12 0–700 1960–2010 1 × 1 Quarterly
Llovel et al. 2013 (IK09) IK09 0.39 ±0.12 0–700 1960–2010 1 × 1 Monthly
IPCC, Church et al. 2013 AR5 0.6 ±0.3 0–700 1961–2003 1 × 1 Monthly
Domingues et al. 2008 D08 0.52 ±0.08 0–700 1961–2003 1 × 1 Monthly

Storto et al. 2015

Objective analyses

StOA 1.11 ±0.08 Full depth 1993–2010 1 × 1 Monthly
Ishii and Kimoto 2009 IK09 1.23 ±0.295 0–700 1993–2005 1 × 1 Monthly
Cabanes et al. 2013 CORA 0.64 ±0.12 10–1500 2005–2010

5° Lat,

10° Lon

Monthly
Cabanes et al. 2013 CORA, Argo only 0.58 ±0.1 10–1500 2005–2010 5° Lat, 10° Lon Monthly
Von Schuckmann and Le Traon 2011 VS14 0.5 ±0.1 10–1500 2005–2012 5° Lat, 10° Lon Quarterly