Science. 1992 Jul 17;257(5068):373-5. doi: 10.1126/science.257.5068.373.
Hydrographic time-series data recorded during the past 42 years in the upper 500 meters off the coast of southern California indicate that temperatures have increased by 0.8 degrees C uniformly in the upper 100 meters and that temperatures have risen significantly to depths of about 300 meters. The effect of warming the surface layer of the ocean and there by expanding the water column has been to raise sea level by 0.9 +/- 0.2 millimeter per year. Tide gauge records along the coast are coherent with steric height and show upward trends in sea level that vary from about 1 to 3 millimeters per year.
过去 42 年在加利福尼亚南部沿海采集的水文时间序列数据表明，在 100 米以上的上层，温度已均匀升高了 0.8°C，并且在约 300 米深处，温度显著升高。使海洋表层升温并由此扩大水柱的这一变暖效应，导致海平面每年上升 0.9 +/- 0.2 毫米。沿海岸的验潮仪记录与位势高度一致，显示海平面呈上升趋势，每年变化约 1 至 3 毫米。
