In the article “The World’s Longest Continued Series of Sea Level Observations”, the mean annual level of land uplift in Stockholm, Sweden, was estimated to be 4.93 ± 0.23 mm for the years 1774–1884 and to be 3.92 ± 0.19 mm for the years 1885–1984. Estimate the difference in the mean annual uplift between these two time periods, and find the uncertainty in the estimate.

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Let X represent the estimated mean annual level of land uplift for the years 1774—1884, and let Y represent the estimated mean annual level of land uplift for the years 1885-1984. Then X = 4.93, Y = 3.92, = 0.23. and = 0.19. The difference is X – Y = 1.01 mm.

The uncertainty is = 0.30mm.

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