Questions regarding the height of the ocean's surface.
Questions tagged [sea-level]
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What is the effect of rising sea level on measurements of elevation?
If the earth's mean sea level rises, I assume that requires humans to adjust current measurements of elevation? For example, Mt Everest would no longer be 8,848 metres above sea level. Is there a more stable universal way to measure elevation such…
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Did we ever record a reduction in sea level when the Panama canal was constructed?
Are any instruments today or at the time of the creation of the Panama canal capable of detecting a reduction in sea level from the creation of it? Given the size of the canal in comparison to the ocean I'm not sure that we have anything with the…
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Calculate how many meters does the visible horizon dip to the far sides of vision relative to a straight line
Suppose I have a 60° fov camera pointed at the horizon and from that position I start climbing up in altitude. The higher I go the more of the earth curvature I will begin to notice. Call the left most point in my field of vision on the horizon A…
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