Regional sea-level anomalies can indicate unusual water temperatures, salinities, average monthly winds, atmospheric pressures, and/or coastal currents.
Sources
- Monthly Anomalies - Sea Level Trends - NOAA Tides & Currents (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov)
- https://earth.gov/sealevel/about-sea-level-change/local-sea-level-change/dive-deeper/ (earth.gov)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004896971731923X (sciencedirect.com)
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