Physical Oceanographic Condition of the Western Waters of Sumatera (Simeulue Island Water) on August 2007Pasca Tsunami December 2004.

The physical oceanographic condition of the western waters of Sumatera wasobserved in August 2007 after tsunami disaster using the RV Baruna Jaya VII. The tenth CTD stations were observedfor measuring the temperature and salinity. The temperature and salinity conditions after two years and seven mon...

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Main Author: Dewi Surinati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Indonesia 2009-04-01
Series:Makara Seri Sains
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Online Access:http://journal.ui.ac.id/science/article/view/353
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Summary:The physical oceanographic condition of the western waters of Sumatera wasobserved in August 2007 after tsunami disaster using the RV Baruna Jaya VII. The tenth CTD stations were observedfor measuring the temperature and salinity. The temperature and salinity conditions after two years and seven months ofthe disaster have been normal as a usual condition. The temperature of 28 - 30oC gradually increased from north tosouth and salinity of 32.8 to 34 PSU gradually increased from the coastal area to the open Indian Ocean. The horizontaldistributions and vertical profiles of measured parameters are explained in detail in this paper.
ISSN:1693-6671