Investigating sea-level change and its impact on Hong Kong's coastal environment

Figures & data

Table 1. Some examples of thermal-expansion contribution to sea-level rise

Sea-level rise (mm/a)	Error (mm/a)	Authors
0.5	±0.05	Antonov et al. (2002)
1.6	±0.3	Willis et al. (2004)
2.6	±0.4	Lombard et al. (2005)

Figure 1. Trends of sea-level changes from 1992 to 2009. Courtesy of the Hong Kong Observatory of HKSAR.

Figure 2. Locations of tide gauge stations in Hong Kong.Source: Adopted from Hong Kong Observatory at http://203.129.68.24/publica/reprint/r556.pdf. Used with permission.

Figure 3. Annual mean sea-level at North Point/Quarry Bay (1954–2008).Source: Adopted from Hong Kong Observatory at http://crc.edb.gov.hk/crchrome/en/download/cf1012/EDB_10_4_16.pdf. Used with permission.

Figure 4. Sea-level risks of Southeast Asia. Courtesy of the Hong Kong Observatory of HKSAR.

Antonov , J.I. , Levitus , S. and Boyer , T.P. 2002 . Steric sea level variations during 1957–1994: importance of salinity . Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans , 107 ( C12 ) : 8013 – 8021 .

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Willis , J.K. , Roemmich , D. and Cornuelle , B. 2004 . Interannual variability in upper-ocean heat content, temperature and thermosteric expansion on global scales . Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans , 109 : C12036

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Lombard , A. 2005 . Contribution of thermal expansion to present-day sea-level change revisited . Global and Planetary Change , 47 : 1 – 16 .

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