the relative increase in water levels along the coast. Includes the addition of meltwater and increases in ocean volume due to temperature changes relative to changes in position and elevation of landmasses.
An increase in the average level of the ocean caused by expansion when water is warmed and by addition of more water when ice caps melt.
Long-term increases in mean sea level. The expression is popularly applied to anticipated eustatic sea level changes due to the greenhouse effect and associated global warming.
Sea level rise is an increase in sea level. Multiple complex factors may influence such changes.