The 3mm/year (3.1 exactly) rise given by the IPCC between 1993 and 2003 (so this would be 6.2 cm in 20 years, in fair agreement with the JMA figure you quote) results from satellite measurements.
Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jed Rothwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Atmospheric Gases > Michel Jullian wrote: > >>3cm observed sea level rise per decade(*) is not that small, and >>that's vertical so it may translate to several tens of cms per >>decade horizontally. > > In 2004, the Japanese Meteorological Agency reported that the Inland > Sea high tides have risen 7 cm in 20 years. > > - Jed >
