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Jia, M. | Twilley, B. | Johnston, G.
Abstract
The South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Monitoring Project was initially developed in the early 1990's as a response to concerns expressed by South Pacific Forum Leaders about the potential impacts of global warming on climate and sea levels in the Pacific. This AusAID funded project was established with the goal of providing an accurate, long term record of sea levels in the South Pacific both for Forum countries and for the international scientific community which need such information to better understand how the Pacific oceanographic and meteorological environment is changing. That information will better equip governments and communities to respond, adapt to and manage the impacts of short and long term environmental change in the region. During the 1990's a network of high resolution sea level and climate monitoring stations was established in the South West Pacific and processed and analysed data from those stations made available to stakeholders. Since 2001, a significant new environmental monitoring component has been added a Continuous Global Positioning System network (CGPS). CGPS receivers will be established near and linked to the sea level monitoring stations in all partner countries and will measure vertical and horizontal land movements on the islands to help determine absolute sea level change.
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- geodesy
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- climate
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- Earth Sciences
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2008-01-01T00:00:00
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