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Spatial variability in annual sea level variations around the Korean peninsula
Author(s) -
Kang Sok Kuh,
Cherniawsky Josef Y.,
Foreman Michael G. G.,
So JaeKwi,
Lee Sang Ryong
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2007gl032527
Subject(s) - peninsula , climatology , sea level , oceanography , amplitude , geology , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , geography , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
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.