RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE KUROSHIO AND SST OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC, AND ITS EFFECT ON PRECIPITATION OF QINGDAO

This paper analyses the sea surface temperature (SST) of the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Kuroshio in the East China Sea, the subtropical high pressure of the Pacific Ocean and the precipitation for rainy season of Qingdao. We obtain a result that if this year the eastern Pacific Equatorial Zone is a warm-water year, the Kuroshio path in the East China Sea for next year will be subject to oscillation westward. The SST of the eastern Pacific Ocean may predict precipitation for rainy season of Qingdao one year earlier than that of the Kuroshio in the East China Sea.