@article{fdi:010071226,
  title = {{H}istorical sea level in the {S}outh {P}acific from rescued archives, geodetic measurements, and satellite altimetry},
  author = {{A}ucan, {J}er{\^o}me and {M}errifield, {M}. {A}. and {P}ouvreau, {N}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}utomatic sea-level measurements in {N}oum{\'e}a, {S}outh {P}acific, started in 1957 for the {I}nternational {G}eophysical year. {D}ata from this location exist in paper record for the 1957-1967 period, and in two distinct electronic records for the 1967-2005 and 2005-2015 period. {I}n this study, we digitize the early record, and established a link between the two electronic records to create a unique, nearly 60 year-long instrumental sea-level record. {T}his work creates one of the longest instrumental sea-level records in the {P}acific {I}slands. {T}hese data are critical for the study of regional and interannual variations of sea level. {T}his new data set is then used to infer rates of vertical movements by comparing it to (1) the entire satellite altimetric record (1993-2013) and (2) a global sea-level reconstruction (1957-2010). {T}hese inferred rates show an uplift of 1.3-1.4 mm/year, opposite to the currently accepted values of subsidence found in the geological and geodetic literature, and underlie the importance of systematic geodetic measurements at, over very near tide gauges.},
  keywords = {{S}ea level ; archives ; tide gauges ; altimetry ; geodesy ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {NOUMEA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}ure and {A}pplied {G}eophysics},
  volume = {174},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {3813--3823},
  ISSN = {0033-4553},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00024-017-1648-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071226},
}