Sea Levels and Western Boundary Flow Near a Tectonic Zone in the Northern Pacific

Abstract

This article concerns an interrelation between the sea levels and the western boundary flow near a tectonic boundary in a local zone in the Northwestern Pacific. In this zone, sea level variations at stations located on the coast facing the Pacific are studied to find the interrelation between variations of the Kurosio flow as an index of the distance of the flow axis off a specific coast. The result is discussed after data processing of the monthly means of the sea levels, and a notice is taken of variations caused by active crustal upheavals during a seismic event, a local earthquake.

Keywords:

• Crustal Upheaval Nw Pacific Oceanic Current Sea Level Seismic Event Tectonic Boundary