Co-tidal and co-range charts for the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea derived from satellite altimetric data

Co-tidal and co-range charts of eight major constituent tides in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea are drawn from the results of the harmonic analysis of TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetric data. Those of M₂, S₂, K₁ and O₁ constituents agree well with the traditional ones estimated from tide gauge data at coastal stations. Those Of N₂ and K₂ are similar to those of M₂ constituent and those of P₁ are similar to K₁ constituent, respectively. The amplitude of S_a constituent is large and its phase leads in the shallow part of the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. The altimetric data from TOPEX/POSEIDON manifest very useful not only in the open ocean dynamics study but also in the coastal ocean dynamics study including tidal phenomena.