Global Mean Sea Level (GMSL)

The estimation of the Global Mean Sea Level (GMSL) is based on cross-calibrated multi-mission satellite alimetry. Sea level anomalies (Version 33) are used as input data. Seasonal signals remain in the time series. No glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) was considered.

Global Trend Map

Data Access

Mean Sea Level
based on Sea Level Anomalies (Version 33)
Region Period. Trend Data Access
Global 1992 - 2017 3.09 [mm/y] Please register/login to download this product

Data

Mission Period Dataset Comment
Cryosat-2 2010 - 2017 GDR (Baseline-C) only LRM
Envisat 2002 - 2012 GDR v2.1 incl. Envisat (EM)
ERS-1 1993 - 1996 REAPER incl. Phase C, Phase D, Phase E, Phase F, Phase G
ERS-2 1995 - 2003 REAPER ---
Geosat Follow-On 2000 - 2008 GDR ---
Jason-1 2002 - 2013 SGDR-E incl. Jason-1 (EM) and Jason-1 (GM)
Jason-2 2008 - 2016 SGDR-D ---
Jason-3 2016 - 2017 SGDR-D ---
Saral/AltiKa 2013 - 2016 SGDR-T ---
Topex/Poseidon 1993 - 2005 GDR-B incl. Topex (EM)


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