해수면과 연안표층수온의 기록으로부터 바람에 의한 용승효과를 확인하기 위해서 1973년 부터 1979년까지의 자료들이 이용되었다. 하계에 남동해안에 평행한 바람이 우세하며 울기-감포 근해에서 용승을 일으키는 것으로 나타났는데 강한 남서풍이 3일 이상지속될 때 해수면과 표층수온이 감소하는 용승효과가 현저하게 나타났다. 평균적으로 한 번의 용승은 약10일동안 지속 되었고 그 동안에 해안에 평행안 성분의 평균풍속은 약 4.0m/sec였다.
Extensive wind, sea level and sea surface temperature (SST) data collected along the east coast of Korea in 1973-1979 were used to ascribe the variations of sea level and SST associated with wind forcing during summer. Alongshore components of wind were dominant but the offshore components were little significance in the southeast coast in summer. The variations in SST and sea level adjusted barometricallyagreed with the upwelling-downwelling processes and showed a rapid response to wind.Appearance of cold water to the surface in the upwelling region concurred well with te periods of positive y-component wind when the tangential line at Ulgi was takem as the y-axis. In general, SST at Ulgi and Gampo as well as the adjusted sea level at Pohang, Ulsan and Busan decreased significantly when strong winds favorable for upwelling persisted for more then three days whereas they increased during the relaxation or unfavorable periods. The period of an upwelling event, on the average, was about 10 days and the mean speed of alongshore sind was 4.0m/sec.
