Indonesian Journal of Geography
Vol 54, No 1 (2022): Indonesian Journal of Geography

Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Rainfall Trends in the Singapore Strait from 2002 to 2019

Mubarak Mubarak (Department of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries Marine Sciences, Universitas Riau-Indonesia)
Rifardi Rifardi (Department of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries Marine Sciences, Universitas Riau-Indonesia)
Ahmad Nurhuda (Department of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries Marine Sciences, Universitas Riau-Indonesia)
Romi Fadli Syahputra (Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Riau-Indonesia)
Sri Fitria Retnawaty (Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Riau-Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Apr 2022

Abstract

Studying Singapore Strait waters condition as a form of maritime mitigation is necessary because it is an international shipping lane. The dominant weather changes include rainfall, wind flows, and sea surface temperature (SST). This study aims to reveal the relationship between rainfall and SST activity in the Singapore Strait for over 18 years, from 2002 to 2019. The results showed a negative correlation, where the SST decreases as rainfall increases and vice versa. In addition, the high rainfall and low SST distribution occur in the Western season (December–February). The low rainfall intensity and high (warm) SST distribution occur yearly in the transition from West to East (March–August). Also, the distribution pattern is influenced by rainfall intensity and the water mass from the South China Sea and the Malacca Strait, where the strait is a mixture of these masses. The neural network model confirmed the negative correlation. Hence a small change in SST causes rainfall if it is cooler, and less precipitation if warmer.

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Journal Info

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ijg

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Subject

Earth & Planetary Sciences

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Indonesian Journal of Geography ISSN 2354-9114 (online), ISSN 0024-9521 (print) is an international journal of Geography published by the Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada in collaboration with The Indonesian Geographers Association. Our scope of publications includes physical geography, ...