14 



NUMBER OF STATIONS 



10 20 30 40 

 I 1 1 1 1- 



N 



90°r- 



60 = 



30 = 



UJ 



a 

 t = 



30' 



60° - 



90° L 

 S 



(a) 



? 



MEDIAN TREND 

 OF RSL(mm/yr) 



-6 "4 -2 2 



I 1 1 1 1- 



drop ^ rise 



-60° 



-30' 



-0 = 



-30< 



(b) 



Fig. 2.4. Distribution by 5° Latitude Belts of a) Tide Gage Stations, and 

 b) Median Values of Linear Long-Term Trends of Relative Sea 

 Level. Note the Tendency for a Relative Drop in Sea Level for 

 the Higher Latitudes (reprinted with permission from Parazzoli, 

 1986). 



