Reply to 'Waves do not contribute to global sea-level rise'

Angelique Melet (1) , Benoit Meyssignac (2) , Rafael Almar (3) , Gonéri Le Cozannet (4)

1 Mercator Océan
2 LEGOS - Laboratoire d'études en Géophysique et océanographie spatiales
3 UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
4 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)

The quantification of adaptation needs to sea-level hazards at global-to-regional scales is a major research challenge. Our global-scale analysis 1 contributes to understanding the drivers of interannual-to-multidecadal coastal water level changes by reporting that at first order, wave contributions are sizeable. Typically these contributions have not been accounted for, and thus we advocate for their inclusion to provide more accurate assessments 2 of the vulnerability of the coasts. We clarify below three main points regarding our analysis and its implications.

Mots clés: VARIABILITY

Domaines: Géologie appliquée

Angelique Melet, Benoit Meyssignac, Rafael Almar, Gonéri Le Cozannet. Reply to 'Waves do not contribute to global sea-level rise'. Nature Climate Change, 2019, 9, pp.3. ⟨10.1038/s41558-018-0378-4⟩. ⟨hal-02380691⟩