Data from all portuguese tide-gauge stations with a minimum record of ten years (Cascais, 106 years; Lagos, 78 years; Leixões , 30 years; Lisboa, 14 years and Angra do Heroísmo, 10 years) were analysed. Data analysis led to the conclusion that only Cascais and Lagos stations have records long enough to allow the determination of consistent results. Linear regression of these data indicate that sea-Ievel rose, during the respective observation periods, at an average rate of 1.3 mm/year in Cascais and 1.5 mm/year in Lagos.
We extended the analysis of Cascais tide-gauge data by splitting the time series in two sub-intervals: the first , from the end of the last century to 1920, characterized by an apparent drop in sea leveI, and the second, from 1920 onwards, characterized by sea level rise. This inflexion might be related to the termination of "Little Ice Age» near end of lhe last century.
The rates of sea level rise, in the studied stations, and a comparasion with the mean surface temperature of the North AtIantic, suggest that this rise is predominantely eustatic probably is associated with the thermal expansion of the oceans.
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Dias, J. Alveirinho; Taborda, Rui (1988) - Evolução recente do nível médio do mar em Portugal. Anais do Instituto Hidrográfico, 9: 83-97.
Data from all portuguese tide-gauge stations with a minimum record of ten years (Cascais, 106 years; Lagos, 78 years; Leixões , 30 years; Lisboa, 14 years and Angra do Heroísmo, 10 years) we…