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Table 4: Projections of SLR for 2100 along the coast of Malaysia (Source: NAHRIM, 2010)
Satellite altimeter
locations
Figure 1: Projected mean sea level rise at the 30 satellite altimeter locations along the coast of
Malaysia for year 2040 (Source: NAHRIM, 2010)
Sea Level Rise Findings/Predictions
Sea level rise can be projected from the linear
trend analysis of tidal gauge and satellite altimeter
data. Analysis of tidal gauge data from 1955 to
2003 around the Malaysian coast revealed a SLR
of 1.6 to 3.6 mm/year depending on location.
Satellite altimeter data became available only
from 1993 onwards and the SLR found was from
3 to 9 mm/year.
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Assimilating AOGCM output into the satellite
altimetry data, the sea level rise predicted around
Peninsular Malaysia ranged from 0.066 to 0.141
metres in 2040. For the 2100 scenario, the
average sea level rise is predicted to be 0.253
to 0.517 metres. The highest SLR is expected to
occur at the northwest coast and northeast coast.
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