A TV program the other night claimed that the sea level would rise just due
to the expansion of the water as it heated up - even a fraction degree of
difference would raise the water level a few inches I think they said.
Seemed a bit extreme at the time but I haven't tried to calculate it
myself. Any thoughts?
Cubic quantity of seawater = ?
bulk temperature expansion coefficient of seawater = ?
Suface area of sea = ?
From this it should be reasonably easy to work out the change in height
(approximately) for a given temperatur rise - I just haven't got the
figures yet!

RP



Arctic ice melting more or less doesn't affect water levels world-wide as
it
is all floating already so displaces it's equal mass of water. The majority
of Antarctic ice is a different matter as it is sitting on a "pedestal".



        RM

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