Journal article
Kopp, Robert E., et al. “Communicating Future Sea-Level Rise Uncertainty and Ambiguity to Assessment Users.” Nature Climate Change, vol. 13, no. 7, 2023, pp. 648–60, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01691-8.
Abstract
Future sea-level change is characterized by both quantifable and unquantifable uncertainties. Efective communication of both types of uncertainty is a key challenge in translating sea-level science to inform long-term coastal planning. Scientifc assessments play a key role in the translation process and have taken diverse approaches to communicating sea-level projection uncertainty. Here we review how past IPCC and regional assessments have presented sea-level projection uncertainty, how IPCC presentations have been interpreted by regional assessments and how regional assessments and policy guidance simplify projections for practical use. This information infuenced the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report presentation of quantifable and unquantifable uncertainty, with the goal of preserving both elements as projections are adapted for regional application.
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