A rise in the surface of the sea due to increased water volume of the ocean or sinking of the land. There is concern that the rate in sea-level rise may increase markedly in the future owing to global warming.

sea-level rise(P,,U,English-P,D,U,N)
海平面上升(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
hai p'ing mien shang sheng(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
hǎi píng miàn shàng shēng(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
hai ping mian shang sheng(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

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sea level

Chinese (traditional)....	因海水量增加或陸地沉降，致使海平面上升。由於全球暖化之故，未來海平面上升的速度恐將相當可觀。

sea-level rise............	[VP]
.................	USGS, Science for a Changing World [online] (2005-) accessed 17 December 2007
.................	AATA database (1995-) 145381 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Glacier," accessed 17 December 2007
海平面上升............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國立編譯館學術名詞資訊網 July 23, 2009
.................	高瞻自然科學教學資源平台網 December 21, 2011
hai p'ing mien shang sheng............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
hǎi píng miàn shàng shēng............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
hai ping mian shang sheng............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
Subject:............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AATA database (1995-) 145381 checked 26 January 2012

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ASDC Union Catalog： sea-level rise 、海平面上升 、hai p'ing mien shang sheng 、hǎi píng miàn shàng shēng 、hai ping mian shang sheng