Decadal variability in the Eastern and Western Mediterranean sea level trends

Borile, Federica; Lyubartsev, Vladyslav; Pérez Gómez, Begoña; Lin-Ye, Jue; Mangilli, Anna; Clementi, Emanuela; Oddo, Paolo

doi:10.5194/sp-7-osr10-13-2026

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10th edition of the Copernicus Ocean State Report (OSR10)

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Decadal variability in the Eastern and Western Mediterranean sea level trends

Federica Borile, Vladyslav Lyubartsev, Begoña Pérez Gómez, Jue Lin-Ye, Anna Mangilli, Emanuela Clementi, and Paolo Oddo

Data sets

Global Ocean Physics Reanalysis EU Copernicus Marine Service Product https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00021

Global Ocean Gridded L 4 Sea Surface Heights And Derived Variables Reprocessed Copernicus Climate Service EU Copernicus Marine Service Product https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00145

European Seas Gridded L 4 Sea Surface Heights And Derived Variables Reprocessed 1993 Ongoing EU Copernicus Marine Service Product https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00141

Mediterranean Sea Physics Reanalysis EU Copernicus Marine Service Product https://doi.org/10.25423/CMCC/MEDSEA_MULTIYEAR_PHY_006_004_E3R1

Global Ocean - Delayed Mode Sea level product EU Copernicus Marine Service Product https://doi.org/10.17882/93670

Model code and software

Codes used in the Ocean State Report #10 contribution titled "Decadal variability in the Eastern and Western Mediterranean sea level trends" Federica Borile https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20284500

Short summary

Sea level decadal trends are analysed in the Western and Eastern Mediterranean Sea using satellite and in-situ data. We found that sea level rise is not constant but varies over decades and differs between regions. These changes are influenced by temperature, salinity, and local land movements. Understanding this variability helps improve coastal planning and prepares communities for changing sea levels in the near future.