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. 2020 Sep;58(3):e2019RG000672. doi: 10.1029/2019RG000672

Table 1.

Components of Regional Sea‐Level Rise Covered in This Paper, Along With Their Relevant Time Scales and Potential Magnitude

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