Print Email Facebook Twitter Ocean model resolution dependence of Caribbean sea-level projections Title Ocean model resolution dependence of Caribbean sea-level projections Author van Westen, René M. (Universiteit Utrecht) Dijkstra, Henk A. (Universiteit Utrecht) van der Boog, C.G. (TU Delft Environmental Fluid Mechanics) Katsman, C.A. (TU Delft Environmental Fluid Mechanics) James, Rebecca K. (Universiteit Utrecht) Bouma, T.J. (NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research; Universiteit Utrecht) Kleptsova, Olga (Universiteit Utrecht) Klees, R. (TU Delft Physical and Space Geodesy) Riva, R.E.M. (TU Delft Physical and Space Geodesy) Slobbe, D.C. (TU Delft Physical and Space Geodesy) Zijlema, Marcel (TU Delft Environmental Fluid Mechanics) Pietrzak, J.D. (TU Delft Environmental Fluid Mechanics) Date 2020 Abstract Sea-level rise poses severe threats to coastal and low-lying regions around the world, by exacerbating coastal erosion and flooding. Adequate sea-level projections over the next decades are important for both decision making and for the development of successful adaptation strategies in these coastal and low-lying regions to climate change. Ocean components of climate models used in the most recent sea-level projections do not explicitly resolve ocean mesoscale processes. Only a few effects of these mesoscale processes are represented in these models, which leads to errors in the simulated properties of the ocean circulation that affect sea-level projections. Using the Caribbean Sea as an example region, we demonstrate a strong dependence of future sea-level change on ocean model resolution in simulations with a global climate model. The results indicate that, at least for the Caribbean Sea, adequate regional projections of sea-level change can only be obtained with ocean models which capture mesoscale processes. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d0f3c343-d13d-4435-976b-46f24b076602 DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71563-0 ISSN 2045-2322 Source Scientific Reports, 10 (1) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2020 René M. van Westen, Henk A. Dijkstra, C.G. van der Boog, C.A. Katsman, Rebecca K. James, T.J. Bouma, Olga Kleptsova, R. Klees, R.E.M. Riva, D.C. Slobbe, Marcel Zijlema, J.D. Pietrzak Files PDF s41598_020_71563_0.pdf 5.4 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:d0f3c343-d13d-4435-976b-46f24b076602/datastream/OBJ/view