Spatial variability in annual sea level variations around the Korean peninsula

Abstract

Analyses of annual sea level variations (Sa) around the Korean peninsula reveal systematic spatial patterns in the phase lags and amplitudes. Sa amplitudes in this region vary between 10 and 20 cm, with atmospheric pressure accounting for only 7.7 to 9.4 cm. These patterns are dominated by annual changes in thermosteric sea levels in the Yellow Sea (YS) and East/Japan Sea (EJS), with only minor contributions from seasonal wind-driven set up. Copyright 2008 by the American Geophysical Union.