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olgavictoria

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on: Jul 16, 2018
What is relative- and absolute-sea level change?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What are two causes of local variation in wind pattern, and which regions most commonly have these variations?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Relative sea-level change describes a shift in local shoreline position caused either by global sea-level fluctuation, local uplift and subsidence of crust, or a combination of these processes. Global absolute sea-level change mostly results from changes in the rates of creation of seafloor at mid-ocean ridges, or from changes in the volume of glacial ice on continents.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Two causes of local variation are high mountains, and small convection cells that form because of differential heating and cooling of Earth's surface. This causes small-scale circulation pattern in coastal and glacial regions.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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