Journal of Physics and Its Applications
Vol 3, No 1 (2020): November 2020

Meridional variations of Sea Surface Temperature and Wind over Southern Sea of Java and Its Surroundings

Iis Sofiati (Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space/ LAPAN, Bandung)
Erma Yulihastin (Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space/LAPAN, Bandung)
Suaydhi Suaydhi (Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space/LAPAN, Bandung)
Muhammad Fadhlan Putranto (Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space/LAPAN, Bandung)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2020

Abstract

Sea surface temperature (SST) plays an important role in controlling the ocean’s heat content and regulating climate. The seasonal characteristics of SST and wind speed and their correlation in the southern Java are investigated using satellite observations. The method use in this study is averaging hourly into monthly data for SST and wind speed during 20 years observation for period of 2000-2019, and representing it in the form of descriptive monthly and seasonally. The detailed correlation research was focused on the (0-5)°S, (5-10)°S, and (10-15)°S. The results show that SST reached its peak in August, while wind speed reached its minimum in August. The difference in SST (wind speed) for climatological condition lower (higher) in MJJASO, and the magnitude is more fluctuating in latitude average rather than in NDJFMA. The significant results of the study describe meridional variation in SST and wind between the northern (Karimata Strait), central (Java Sea), and southern (Indian Ocean) regions. In this case, the Indian Ocean region near south of Java has the highest correlation between SST and wind for both of dry and rainy season compared to other areas.

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jpa

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Astronomy Earth & Planetary Sciences Materials Science & Nanotechnology Physics

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Journal of Physics and Its Applications (JPA) (e-ISSN: 2622-5956) is open access, International peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-novelty and original research papers and review papers in the field of physics including Radiation Physics, Materials, Geophysics, Theoretical Physics, ...