Figures are quarterly data for the first quarter of each year. Steric sea level refers to the variation in surface height due to changes in water temperature and salinity.
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Global sea surface height has increased at an average of *** millimeters per year between 2005 and 2024, due to changes in temperature and salinity. In turn, in the first quarter of 2024, global sea surface was roughly **** millimeters higher than in 2005. Steric changes accounted for roughly **** of global sea level rise in the period.
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NASA. (February 17, 2025). Steric sea surface height variation worldwide from 2005 to 2024 (in millimeters) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1350850/global-mean-sea-surface-steric-height-change/
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Steric sea surface height variation worldwide from 2005 to 2024 (in millimeters) [Graph], NASA, February 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1350850/global-mean-sea-surface-steric-height-change/
