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There are several causes of sea level change including changes in ocean mass from land ice melting and addition of water from rivers and glaciers, and expansion/contraction of ocean water as it warms and cools. Seasonal changes cause sea levels to be higher in summer and lower in winter in each hemisphere. Inter-annual to decadal variability, such as El Nino events, can cause large scale sea level changes of up to 20-30 cm across ocean basins. Thermal expansion, melting land ice such as glaciers and ice she

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Revean Esperas II
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