<![CDATA[A Closer Look At Sea Level Altimetry Data]]>Now that we know that sea level altimetry data is being used as the basis of misinformation being presented to the US Congress, lets have a closer look at how it compares to tide gauge data.

It is difficult to interpret this color scheme, so I took all of the areas greater than 3mm/year and painted them red below.

Next I overlaid the NOAA tide map on top.

The altimetry data shows vast areas of ocean greater than 3 mm/year, whereas tide gauges show less than 2mm/year. NOAA actually has very few tide gauges showing 3mm/year or more.

People could attempt to argue that the altimetry data is only since 1994, and that sea level rise has been greater during that period. That argument doesn’t work, because the tide gauges have shown no change.

http://www.globalwarmingart.com

Conclusion : the altimetry based claims of 3+ mm/year sea level rise are much too large.

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