# Conference: Understanding Projections of Sea Level Change and the Drivers

> **NSF 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · American Geophysical Union (DC) · $99,960

## Abstract

Sea level projections have impacts on coastal adaptation decision-making within the United States and around the world. Producing usable projections of future global, local and extreme sea-level change requires harmonizing and integrating information from different types of observations and models. It also requires assessing the likelihood of different outcomes under both different potential future scenarios and different sets of structural modeling assumptions.  The goal of this workshop is to understand recent and ongoing progress related to projecting sea-level change and its drivers, as well as user perspectives on what has and has not worked in the use and communication of prior sea-level projections. The workshop will focus both on process understanding and on the ability to derive statistical and/or physical relationships from process understanding. The workshop will also feature discussions of prospects for future observations over the next couple of decades to reduce uncertainties in long-term projections. Early career scientists will be encouraged to participate, and mentoring opportunities will be provided.

With this workshop, the American Geophysical Union aims to synthesize the current state of the science on sea level projections in a manner that builds an actionable roadmap to the next generation of integrated sea-level projections.  To do so requires understanding of how models and observations are integrated, as well as assessing the probability of differe

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2538932
- **Awardee organization:** American Geophysical Union (DC)
- **SAM.gov UEI:** QSTAN1HJRXJ5
- **PI:** Billy M Williams
- **Primary program:** 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS
- **Estimated total:** $99,960
- **Funds obligated:** $99,960
- **Transaction type:** Standard Grant
- **Period:** 08/15/2025 → 07/31/2026

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2538932

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2538932, Conference: Understanding Projections of Sea Level Change and the Drivers. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2538932. Licensed CC0.

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