More Sea Level Stupidity From New Jersey

Off the Jersey coast, the rise has been about 0.18 inches annually in the last 20 years, which is faster than the global pace, roughly 0.12 inches, according to Steve Gill, at the National Ocean Service.

A small part of the rise is due to the natural sinking of the coast.

Sea-level rise, reality

Tide gauges have been measuring a steady “sea level rise” of 4 mm/year at New Jersey for at least 100 years. There has been no acceleration.

Data and Station Information for ATLANTIC CITY

But satellite data shows about half that rate, indicating that half of the tide gauge sea level rise is due to subsidence.

There is no indication of acceleration, and no indication that is has anything to do with global warming.

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10 Responses to More Sea Level Stupidity From New Jersey

  1. David Appell says:

    Did you have the courtesy to ask Mr. Gill about his data — to what part of the shore it pertains, and where he obtained it? Calling someone names is easy….

  2. miked1947 says:

    I love it!
    It depends on where those sea level measurements were taken. One swamp might be sinking faster than the other swamps along the Jersey coast.

    • miked1947 says:

      That would mean Gill is right, it is worse than we thought!
      David:
      Could you find some quick sand and test to see if you sink faster in it than you do in sand along the coast?

    • Dave N says:

      All the neighboring stations along the Jersey coast have very similar trends.

      Asking Mr Gill would be a pointless exercise, unless he had some magical measuring device that noone has ever heard of, that is more accurate than a number of tide gauges

      • miked1947 says:

        I imagine he is using the virtual measuring device so he can observe the virtual change in sea level. If memory serves that would be the one made from a unicorn horn.

  3. Andrew says:

    The sun is not going down, the horizon is moving up! ;D

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