An Abrupt Decline in Global Terrestrial Water Storage and Its Relationship with Sea Level Change

Overview

Journal Surv Geophys

Date 2024 Dec 30

PMID 39734429

Authors

Matthew Rodell

Anne Barnoud

Franklin R Robertson

Richard P Allan

Ashley Bellas-Manley

Michael G Bosilovich

Don Chambers

Felix Landerer

Bryant Loomis

R Steven Nerem

Mary Michael ONeill

David Wiese

Sonia I Seneviratne

Affiliations

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Abstract

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10712-024-09860-w.

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