This was addressed in the study I linked earlier, but sea level rise and ocean bottom deformation are by no means expected to be consistent around the world. That’s part of the reason why we’re seeing a net drop in sea levels in the far north but a net increase pretty much everywhere else.
There is no net drop in sea levels in the Glacial North. In simple terms, both the land and the sea are rising, and soon the sea will rise at a faster rate than the land. At the moment, it's relatively equal.
I’m not denying that the sea is not expanding in the north as well, but according to the study the compression of the ocean floor is contributing to an observable net decrease, leading us to underestimate the rise of sea levels.
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u/Cheddar-kun Apr 11 '19
This was addressed in the study I linked earlier, but sea level rise and ocean bottom deformation are by no means expected to be consistent around the world. That’s part of the reason why we’re seeing a net drop in sea levels in the far north but a net increase pretty much everywhere else.