Relative sea level rise along the Belgian coast: Analyses and conclusions with respect to the high water, the mean sea and the low water levels

The greenhouse gases, concentrated in the atmosphere of our planet, should cause a global rise of relative sea level (RSL) and a rise of the RSL along the Belgian coast in particular. Long term records of continuous tidal observations, collected from 3 tide gauges, allowed the Coastal Hydrographic Service in Oostende, Belgium, to use various practical methods in order to study this phenomenon in more detail. With linear and cyclic best-fit calculations, it was evidenced that the estimates of the rise of RSLs (high water, mean sea level and low water) along the Belgian coast were different, dep... Mehr ...