Science. 1995 May 5;268(5211):708-10. doi: 10.1126/science.268.5211.708.
The TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite altimeter mission has measured global mean sea level every 10 days over the last 2 years with a precision of 4 millimeters, which approaches the requirements for climate change research. The estimated rate of sea level change is +3.9 +/- 0.8 millimeters per year. A substantial portion of this trend may represent a short-term variation unrelated to the long-term signal expected from global warming. For this reason, and because the long-term measurement accuracy requires additional monitoring, a longer time series is necessary before climate change signals can be unequivocally detected.
TOPEX/POSEIDON 卫星高度计任务在过去的 2 年中每 10 天测量一次全球平均海平面，精度为 4 毫米，接近气候变化研究的要求。海平面变化的估计速率为每年+3.9 +/- 0.8 毫米。这一趋势的很大一部分可能代表与长期变暖信号无关的短期变化。出于这个原因，而且由于长期测量精度需要额外的监测，在能够明确检测到气候变化信号之前，还需要更长的时间序列。
