Publications

Nurdin, S; Mustapha, MA; Lihan, T; Tangang, F (2017). Spatial and temporal variability of chlorophyll-a concentration in Makassar Strait using Empirical Orthogonal Function analysis of satellite images. INDIAN JOURNAL OF GEO-MARINE SCIENCES, 46(7), 1381-1389.

Abstract
Nine years of monthly data of MODIS derived chl-a around Makassar Strait of Indonesia were used to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of chl-a concentration. The variability was further analyzed by empirical orthogonal function (EOF). The first mode (62.08% of variance) showed variability of seasonal pattern. The second mode (5.75% of variance) showed variability during the Northwest monsoon and the Southeast monsoon. Meanwhile, the third mode (2.72% of variance) and the fourth mode (2.25% of variance) showed variability during the Transition monsoon I and II, respectively.The variability of chl-a along the Borneo Island is influenced by river runoff during the Northwest monsoon, while the variability of chl-a along the Sulawesi Island is induced by strong wind and current during the Southeast monsoon.

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