Thermal Expansion

Process of thermosteric sea-level rise due to an increase in the temperature (beyond 4 degrees Celsius) of seawater and, conversely, a sea-level fall when the temperature of seawater decreases.

SLR-05-ThermalExpansion

Credits: Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong / Earth Observatory of Singapore.

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