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GLACIAL MELTING

EARTH'S RESPONSE

TECTONIC PROCESSES

Depending on the location on Earth's surface, there are three main processes that govern the rise and fall of sea level relative to the crust. These are (i) the melting histories of ice sheets, (ii) the mechanical response of Earth's plates to the redistributed surface load of ice and meltwater, and (iii) tectonic processes causing uplift or subsidence of shorelines.