around
1900 CE, roughly coincident with rate increases recorded globally. However, the 20th century rate in the Setiu
wetland is considerably greater than that of global estimates (ca. 1.8 mm yr−1
) for this period. Rates of sealevel
rise in the Gulf of Thailand (immediately to the north of the Setiu wetland) determined from GPScorrected
tide gauge data and multi-satellite altimetry are geographically variable but also greater than the global
rate.