Table 1.
Component | Dominant temporal scales | Potential magnitude (yearly) |
---|---|---|
Ice sheets | years to centuries | millimeters to centimeters |
Glaciers (outside of ice sheets) | months to centuries | millimeters to centimeters |
Steric and dynamic sea‐level change | months to decades | millimeters to meters |
Land water storage | months to decades | millimeters to centimeters |
High‐frequency water level variability | minutes to years | centimeters to meters |
Solid earth deformation/vertical land motion | years to centuries | millimeters to meters |