Coastal sea level change and impacts in China: the state of 2024

doi:10.12006/j.issn.1673-1719.2025.147

Abstract

Figures/Tables 11

Fig. 1 Sea level change along China coast during 1980-2024

Table 1 Sea level rise rate at representative stations during 1980-2024

Fig. 2 Sea level change at representative stations along China coast during 1980-2024

Fig. 3 Changes in 5-year-average sea level along China coast from 1980 to 2024

Fig. 4 Sea level changes in the coastal areas of China in typical regions and months

Fig. 5 Surface air temperature (a), sea surface temperature (b), and mean sea level pressure (c) anomaly in the North-West Pacific in August, 2024

Table 2 Impact status of tropical/temperate cyclones and extreme sea level events in 2024

Fig. 6 Sea level changes in the coastal areas of China in October-November from 1980 to 2024

Fig. 7 The tide and storm surge variation at Huizhou station in November 2024

Fig. 8 Continuous coastal erosion at Baisha Bay in Yingkou, Liaoning (a) and Biandan Harbour in Yancheng, Jiangsu (b) from 2014 to 2024

Fig. 9 Occurrence times and time length of saltwater intrusion in Qiantang River estuary (Nanxing water-plant) from 2015 to 2024

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