Why does the Sea Level Difference between Kushimoto and Uragami Show Periods of Large Meander and Non-Large Meander Pathos of the Kuroshio South of Japan?

摘要

The sea level difference between Kushimoto and Urganami, located to the west and east of the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula, is relatively large in periods of non-large meander path (nLMP) of the Kuroshio south of Japan in comparison with periods of large meander path (LMP). Based on this clear relationship, the sea level difference between Kushimoto and Uragami has been used as an index showing the periods of nLMP and those of LMP of the Kuroshio south of Japan.