Sea level trend over Malaysian seas from multi-mission satellite altimetry and vertical land motion corrected tidal data |
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Authors: | Ami Hassan Md Din Nur Adilla Zulkifli Mohammad Hanif Hamden Wan Anom Wan Aris |
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Institution: | 1. Geomatic Innovation Research Group (GnG), Faculty of Build Environment and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia;2. Geoscience and Digital Earth Centre (INSTEG), Faculty of Build Environment and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia;3. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Terengganu, Malaysia |
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Abstract: | Rise in sea levels is one of the disastrous effects of climate change. A relatively small increase in sea level could affect natural coastal systems. In a study of long-term changes in sea level and measurements of postglacial rebound, monitoring vertical land motion (VLM) is of crucial interest. This study presents an approach to estimate precise sea level trends based on a combination of multi-sensor techniques in the Malaysian region over 19?years. In this study, satellite altimeters (SALT) were used to derive absolute sea levels (ASLs). Tide gauge (TG) stations along the coast of Malaysia were utilised to derive the rate of relative sea levels using sea level changes and VLMs. To obtain ASL at TGs, VLM at these stations were computed using Global Positioning System (GPS), Persistent Scatterer Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PS InSAR), and SALT minus TG. The computed VLMs mostly show similarities in signs rather than magnitude. The findings from the multi-sensor techniques showed that regional sea level trends ranged from 2.65?±?0.86?mm/yr to 6.03?±?0.79?mm/yr for chosen sub-areas, with an overall mean of 4.47?±?0.71?mm/yr and overall subsidence. This information is expected to be valuable for a wide variety of climatic applications and for studying environmental issues related to flooding and global warming in Malaysia. |
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Keywords: | Spaceborne earth observation Sea level rise Multi-missions satellite altimeter Vertical land motion GPS and PS InSAR |
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