Commentary on ‘Coastal Planning Should Be Based on Proven Sea Level Data' by A. Parker and C.D. Ollier (Ocean & Coastal Management, 124, 1–9, 2016)

Williams, S.D.P.; Woodworth, P.L., and Hunter, J.R., 2016. Commentary on ‘Coastal planning should be based on proven sea level data' by A. Parker and C.D. Ollier (Ocean & Coastal Management, 124, 1–9, 2016). A recent paper by A. Parker and C.D. Ollier (Ocean & Coastal Management, 124, 1...

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Published in:Journal of coastal research 2016-07, Vol.32 (4), p.992-997
Main Authors: Williams, S.D.P, Woodworth, P.L, Hunter, J.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change
Coastal management
Coastal zone management
Coasts
COMMENTARIES
Datasets
Emission standards
Gauges
Marine
Measurement methods
Oceans
Readers
satellite altimetry
Sea level
Sea-level changes
tide gauge records
Trends
vertical land movements
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Summary:Williams, S.D.P.; Woodworth, P.L., and Hunter, J.R., 2016. Commentary on ‘Coastal planning should be based on proven sea level data' by A. Parker and C.D. Ollier (Ocean & Coastal Management, 124, 1–9, 2016). A recent paper by A. Parker and C.D. Ollier (Ocean & Coastal Management, 124, 1–9, 2016), concerned with the use of ‘proven' sea-level data for coastal planning, contained a number of incorrect or misleading statements about sea-level data sets and measurement methods. In this commentary, we address aspects of sea-level records that could have been misunderstood by readers of that paper. While we agree with the main point made by the authors, that the best possible sea-level data are required by coastal planners, we suggest that planners should base their work on wider and better informed sources of sea-level information.
ISSN:0749-0208
1551-5036
DOI:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-16A-00005.1