Tide Gauges

This thesis investigates the coastal sea-level changes driven by oceanic and atmospheric circulation, with a focus on three ocean basin boundaries in the northern hemisphere: the northeast Atlantic, the northwest Pacific and the northwest Atlantic. …

The Gulf Stream and the Kuroshio are major currents of the North Atlantic and North Pacific, respectively. They transport warm water northward and are key components of the Earth climate system. For this study, we looked at how they affect the sea level of the coasts of Japan, the USA and Canada. We found that the inshore sea level co-varies with the north-to-south shifts of the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio. In the paper, we discuss the physical mechanisms that could explain the agreement.