| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣海洋大學 === 海洋環境資訊系 === 103 === Tide gauge and satellite altimeter data are used in this study to examine the relationship between the sea level differences and and volume transport of the Kuroshio flowing by east of Taiwan. The tide gauge data are from Center Weather Bureau of Taiwan and Japan Meteorological Agency, and the satellite data are from Archiving Validation and Interpretation of Satellite Oceanographic data (AVISO) with a data span from 2002 to 2009. The research areas are the transections between Dawu and Lanyu (south section) and between Suao and Yonaguni (north section). The results show that the speed of Kuroshio at north section is faster than that at south section because the effect of monsoon, topography, and the depth of the ocean. The volume transport of Kuroshio is calaulated by the speed times the transection between Suao and Yonaguni and between Dawu and Lanyu, respectively. Assuming the depth of influence of Kuroshio is 500 m. The volume transports at north and south transections are 39 Sv and 27 Sv derived from tide gauge data, and are 33 Sv and 13 Sv derived from satellite altimeter data, respectively. The Kuroshio is more intensified in late spring and summer, but the minimum speed occurs in late autumn and winter.
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