. A Data-Driven Path Toward Regional Sea Level Projections

Abstract
Projections of regional sea level change create new challenges that are not encountered when projecting global mean sea level change. Recent modeling results suggest that the 25 year altimeter trend pattern could be used as a proxy for future regional sea level change. Here we present a method for projecting future regional sea level change that combines global thermosteric and ice sheet projections with regional trends observed from satellite altimetry and GRACE observations of the melting ice sheets.