Twelve-month's running mean values of sea level, temperature of the sea water, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric temperature at Aburatsubo are calculated. They are shown in Fig. 1. In this figure it can easily be found that there is a duration of very strong correlation between temperature of sea water and atmospheric temperature . In order to discuss the effect of atmospheric temperature on that of sea water, equation (1) is assumed, and the coefficient, β, is decided by the least square method. Using this value of β, the effective temperature of sea water, t
e, which has the relation to the change of height of sea level, can be calculated.Twelve-month's running mean values of sea level, temperature of the sea water, atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric temperature at Aburatsubo are calculated. They are shown in Fig. 1. In this figure it can easily be found that there is a duration of very strong correlation between temperature of sea water and atmospheric temperature . In order to discuss the effect of atmospheric temperature on that of sea water, equation (1) is assumed, and the coefficient, β, is decided by the least square method. Using this value of β, the effective temperature of sea water, t
e, which has the relation to the change of height of sea level, can be calculated.In Section 3, a method of detecting the change of height of mean sea level due to the change of effective temperature is considered. The result is given by the equation (11). As this equation shows, the deviation of 1°C from the mean values of t
e, i.e., 18°, 794, gives the change of sea level of 31.5 mm.In Section 4, the coefficient of the effect of atmospheric pressure onto the sea level is deduced by using the correlation between sea level and atmospheric pressure when typhoon passes away right above the tidal station. The calculated values are nearly same to the theoretical value of -13.2 mmlmmHg. After some discussions it is concluded that the theoretical value is sufficient for the usual case . In Table IV, the correction of sea level due to the effective temperature of sea water, (dL)
t, the correction due to atmospheric pressure, (dL)
p, and the corrected height of the mean sea level, L', are given respectively for the duration of 1947-1960.
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