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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-1767-2026
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-1767-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Assessing sea level rise and extreme events along the China–Europe Sea Route
CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Lecce, Italy
Robyn Gwee
Marine & Coastal Systems Unit, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Kun Yan
Marine & Coastal Systems Unit, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Sanne Muis
Marine & Coastal Systems Unit, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Nadia Pinardi
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Lecce, Italy
Jun She
Department of Weather Research, Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Martin Verlaan
Marine & Coastal Systems Unit, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Simona Masina
CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Lecce, Italy
Wenshan Li
National Marine Data and Information Service (NMDIS), Tianjin, China
Hui Wang
National Marine Data and Information Service (NMDIS), Tianjin, China
Salvatore Causio
CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Lecce, Italy
Antonio Novellino
ETT SpA, Genova, Italy
Marco Alba
ETT SpA, Genova, Italy
Etiënne Kras
Marine & Coastal Systems Unit, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Sandra Gaytan Aguilar
Marine & Coastal Systems Unit, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Jan-Bart Calewaert
Secretariat of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), Ostend, Belgium
Seascape Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
Data sets
Sea level gridded data from satellite observations for the global ocean from 1993 to present Copernicus Climate Data Store https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47
Short summary
This study explored how sea level is changing along the China-Europe Sea Route. By combining satellite and in-situ observations with advanced modeling, the research identified ongoing sea level rise and an increasing frequency of extreme water level events in some regions. These findings underscore the importance of continued monitoring and provide useful knowledge to support long-term planning, coastal resilience, and informed decision-making.
This study explored how sea level is changing along the China-Europe Sea Route. By combining...
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