西北太平洋熱帶海域與呂宋海峽東側海表面高度變化趨勢的差異，
使得 2002 年後在兩個海域中間形成海流的東向異常。這種流場的變化，
通常伴隨著其他水文要素的變化，與其會影響該海域的生物地球化學 循環。
本研究的未來工作。首先是趨勢類型的偵測改進及量化，將有助於 研究區域範圍的選定。其次是流場變化、海表面高度變化、風場變化及 比容高度變化之間的因果關係需要進一步釐清。一些還未考量進來的 物理因素如降水蒸發等對於該海域的海表面高度影響也將納入分析。
海表面高度趨勢的改變在時間上、轉變情形與目前全球暖化的「hiatus」
出現時間點是一致的，推測兩者之間可能有所關聯，將在未來做進一步 分析。
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