Sea level equivalent (Q984)
Subject, term, tag: Sea level equivalent
- Sea level equivalent (SLE)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Sea level equivalent |
Subject, term, tag: Sea level equivalent |
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Statements
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026
The SLE of a mass of water, ice, or water vapour is that mass, converted to a volume using a density of 1000 kg m –3, and divided by the present-day ocean surface area of 3.625 × 1000 m 2. Thus, 362.5 Gt of water mass added to the ocean correspond to 1 mm of global mean sea level rise. (English)
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026