Handbook of Sea–Level Research

Measuring sea–level change – be that rise or fall – is one of the most pressing scientific goals of our time and requires robust scientific approaches and techniques.  This Handbook aims to provide a practical guide to readers interested in this challenge, from the initial design of research approaches through to the practical issues of data collection and interpretation from a diverse range of coastal environments.  Building on thirty years of international research, the Handbook comprises 38 chapters that are authored by leading experts from around the world.  The Handbook will be an important resource to scientists interested and involved in understanding sea–level changes across a broad range of disciplines, policy makers wanting to appreciate our current state of knowledge of sea–level change over different timescales, and many teachers at the University level, as well as advanced–level undergraduates and postgraduate research students, wanting to learn more about sea–level change.

Professor Ian Shennan , also from the Department of Geography of Durham University, UK undertakes research on sea–level change, earthquakes and tsunami and the development of relevant scientific approaches and techniques. Professor Antony J Long , from the Department of Geography of Durham University, UK is a sea–level scientist with a particular interest in reconstructing past sea–level change from polar regions. Dr Ben Horton is a Professor at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Science of Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. He aims to understand and integrate the external and internal mechanisms that have determined sea–level changes in the past, and which will shape such changes in the future. All three have conducted field–based research in diverse environments, from the tropics to high latitudes, much with the backing of the major research agencies in the UK, Europe and the USA as well as commercial and government stakeholders.