Sea Surface Height Changes due to the Tropical Cyclone-Induced Water Mixing in the Yellow Sea, Korea

Sea surface height changes due to the tropical cyclone (TC)-induced water mixing in Yellow Sea, Korea, were investigated using temperature and salinity profile data obtained by two Argo floats during summer fall of 2018 2020. Strong winds low pressure, which are important characteristics TCs, caused horizontal vertical sea movement induced mixing. This an increase mixed layer depth, a decrease density, specific volume. Specific volume related steric effect directly linked changes. During TC Soulik (1819) period, thermocline deepened more than 10 m, level was increased 3 cm. Other cases, such as Jebi (1821), Trami (1824), Kong-Rey (1825), showed increases 1–2 In 2020, TCs–Bavi (2008), Maysak (2009), Haishen (2010)—showed minor (about 0.5–1 cm) because weak their high moving speeds or impacts. As post-TC impact, could cause rise levels seawater.