Physics – Geophysics
Scientific paper
Jun 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999georl..26.1769d&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 26, Issue 12, p. 1769-1772
Physics
Geophysics
6
Mathematical Geophysics: Modeling, Tectonophysics: Dynamics Of Lithosphere And Mantle-General, Tectonophysics: Earth'S Interior-Composition And State, Global Change: Solid Earth
Scientific paper
Our analysis of a series of sea-level records along the Italian coast of the Adriatic sea indicates a sea-level rise not attributable to a global eustatic signal, but rather to the combined effects of active tectonics and Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (henceforth GIA). The highest predicted sea-level rise, of the order of 0.9-1.0 mm/yr, occurs in proximity of the city of Ravenna, in the northern sector of the Adriatic sea, decreasing to 0.4-0.5 mm/yr in the northernmost and southern parts of the Adriatic sea. While GIA is the dominant mechanism of sea-level rise in the southern sector of the Adriatic sea, active tectonics and GIA contribute a comparable amount in the north. Our results are of importance for quantitative estimates of trends of sea-level changes in a part of the Mediterranean, the northern Adriatic sea, where the historical cities of Venice and Ravenna are severely exposed to sea-level rise.
Di Donato Ginevra
Negredo Ana Maria
Sabadini Roberto
Vermeersen L. A. L.
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