TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY CHARACTERISTICS IN THE SOUTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA AND STRAIT OF MALACCA

Authors

  • NUR HIDAYAH ROSELI Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
  • NURUL MAISARAH Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
  • NOOR SHAKILA Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
  • AQILAH WAHID Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
  • MOHAMAD SYAMRI IRWAN Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46754/umtjur.v4i1.264

Keywords:

Undergraduate research, Temperature, Salinity, Southern South China Sea, Strait of Malacca

Abstract

Temperature and salinity characteristics in the southern South China Sea and Strait of Malacca are investigated using CTD data and the global ocean model HYCOM. CTD data were obtained from cruises taken in March 2015, March 2019, and July-August 2019. The results showed that the average reading of temperature and salinity in the Strait of Malacca during March 2015 was 28.60±0.708 °C and 32.61±1.01 psu, respectively. The average readings during March 2019 were 29.31±1.593 °C and 32.38±0.884 psu, respectively. The average temperature and salinity in the Strait of Malacca during the August 2019 cruise were 29.63±0.701 °C and 32.52±0.553 psu, respectively. Meanwhile, in the southern South China Sea, the average readings in July 2019 were 28.98±0.310 °C and 33.07±0.126 psu and in August 2019 were 27.94±1.01 °C and 33.36±0.363 psu. Seasonal variations presented by the 15-years (1997-2012) HYCOM climatological model show that the sea surface temperature is warmer by approximately 1 - 2 °C during the southwest monsoon months (June-July-August) than during the northeast monsoon (December-January-February) in the southern South China Sea. The seasonal temperature variations in the Strait of Malacca are not significant except for the southern part. The sea surface salinity exhibits no clear seasonal cycle except for the coastal areas.

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2022-04-25

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ROSELI, N. H. ., MAISARAH, N. ., SHAKILA, N. ., WAHID, A. ., & IRWAN, M. S. . (2022). TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY CHARACTERISTICS IN THE SOUTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA AND STRAIT OF MALACCA. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Journal of Undergraduate Research, 4(1), 99–116. https://doi.org/10.46754/umtjur.v4i1.264

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