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Figure 2.4.4 Global mean sea levels
(a) Annual deviations from averages of the global mean sea level (mm). The red curve
shows reconstructed sea level fi elds since 1870; the blue curve shows coastal tide
gauge measurements since 1950, and the black curve is based on satellite altimetry.
Figure from IPCC, reproduced with permission [2.2].
(b) Variations in global mean sea level (differences from the mean, 1993 to mid-2001)
computed from satellite altimetry from August 1992 to August 2012, averaged over
65°S to 65°N. Symbols are ten-day estimates from three different satellites (green,
blue and orange). The Jason-2 altimeter mission was launched in June 2008,
extending the record of precise altimetry initiated by the TOPEX/Poseidon (T/P) mis-
sion (August 1992) and later extended by the Jason-1 mission (December 2001).
Figure from CU Sea Level Research Group, University of Colorado [2.5].