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TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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PREFACE iii 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v 



REPORT SUMMARY AND FINDINGS vi 



CHAPTER 1 



INTRODUCTION 1 



CHAPTER 2 



THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR PROJECTING SEA LEVEL RISE 4 



CHAPTER 3 



THE APPROACH, ASSUMPTIONS ,■ AND MODELS USED TO 



ESTIMATE SEA LEVEL RISE 13 



CHAPTER 4 



SEA LEVEL SCENARIOS TO THE YEAR 2100 38 



CHAPTER 5 



IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE 41 



CHAPTER 6 



RESEARCH NEEDED TO IMPROVE 



ESTIMATES OF SEA LEVEL RISE 51 



APPENDIX A — SUMMARY OF SEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIOS, 

 INCLUDING SPECIAL CASES OF INCREASED 

 VOLCANIC ACTVITY AND CHANGES IN 

 SOLAR IRRADIATION 59 



APPENDIX B — MODELS, ANALYTICAL METHODS, AND 

 ASSUMPTIONS USED FOR ESTIMATING 

 THE SCENARIOS OF SEA LEVEL RISE 63 



APPENDIX C — METHODS OF ESTIMATING 



SNOW AND ICE CONTRIBUTION 101 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 115 



