@article{fdi:010077164,
  title = {{I}mpact of continental freshwater runoff on coastal sea level},
  author = {{D}urand, {F}abien and {P}iecuch, {C}. {G}. and {B}ecker, {M}. and {P}apa, {F}abrice and {R}aju, {S}. {V}. and {K}han, {J}. {U}. and {P}onte, {R}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}reshwater discharge to the coastal ocean is a fundamental component of the global water cycle. {I}t can impact coastal sea level over a broad range of spatial and temporal scales. {H}ere we review the status of the current knowledge based on observational and modeling approaches. {T}he main limitation in studies of the influence of rivers on coastal sea level has been the lack of consolidated discharge databases. {W}e first provide an inventory of the main data sources currently available. {W}e then review the existing knowledge about the runoff forcing of coastal sea level, differentiating between the mass and steric height contributions. {B}oth mechanisms are important for coastal sea level budget, although they act on different scales. {T}he mass contribution is related to a global ocean response that is established on relatively short timescales through barotropic processes while the steric contribution is associated with more of a regional adjustment that takes place on longer timescales by means of baroclinic dynamics. {W}hile numerical models required to simulate the runoff impact on coastal sea level variability have been improving over the past decades, a similar evolution is awaited for observational techniques, both for in situ observation and for remote sensing.},
  keywords = {{S}ea level ; {R}unoff ; {D}ischarge ; {R}iver plumes ; {S}alinity ; {MONDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}urveys in {G}eophysics},
  volume = {40},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1437--1466},
  ISSN = {0169-3298},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10712-019-09536-w},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077164},
}