Abstract: Abstract The Global rate of sea level rise during the 20th century is generally agreed to be 1–2.5 mm/year. An examination of the four sea-level data series available for the Mediterranean shows a sea-level rise of a similar rate. A statistical analysis based on linear regression reveals this trend to be inconsistent over the century. The four time-series were divided into two different sets: the first consists of records prior to 1960, when sea level was rising consistently, and the second from 1961 and onward, when there was no significant ...
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Topics: 
Climatology
Oceanography
Physical geography