Extreme Sea Level Changes
The following images were created from the ETOPO5 data set which
has elevation data on grid spaced 5 arc minutes apart. Some areas
have a lower resolution (the Amazon Basin for example).
Land areas below sea level are colored
as if they contain water. This is most noticeable for the
Caspian Sea. Future upgrades will deal with this problem.
The following 3 images show the effects of changing sea level
by the indicated amounts.
Larger views are available:
- 800 x 800 GIF, about 300kb
- 1600 x 1600 JPEG, about 500kb
Two views of the Americas (current sealevel):
800 x 800 GIF
1600 x 1600 JPEG
Sea Level 140 meters lower
800 x 800 GIF
1600 x 1600 JPEG
Current Sea Level
800 x 800 GIF
1600 x 1600 JPEG
Sea Level 65 meters higher
800 x 800 GIF
1600 x 1600 JPEG
by
Ray Sterner
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