Water circulation pattern from sea surface current and chlorophyll-a derived using satellite data in the South China Sea

Remote sensing satellite data is useful in chlorophyll-a concentration and sea surface current mapping applications. This paper reports on a study carried out to analyze the water circulation pattern from the generated sea surface current velocity and chlorophyll-a concentration during the monsoon s...

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Main Authors: Seeni Mohd., Mohd. Ibrahim, Ahmad, Samsudin, Fung, Fook Wah, Kueh, Hsiao Chin
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Language:English
Published: 2005
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author Seeni Mohd., Mohd. Ibrahim
Ahmad, Samsudin
Fung, Fook Wah
Kueh, Hsiao Chin
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Ahmad, Samsudin
Fung, Fook Wah
Kueh, Hsiao Chin
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description Remote sensing satellite data is useful in chlorophyll-a concentration and sea surface current mapping applications. This paper reports on a study carried out to analyze the water circulation pattern from the generated sea surface current velocity and chlorophyll-a concentration during the monsoon seasons from remote sensing data. Merged Sea Level Anomaly (MSLA) with Orbit Error Reduction merged satellite altimetry data set used to generate the velocity vector map by using the geostrophic velocities method over the South China Sea (SCS). The frequent MSLA data which is provided by the AVISO server twice per-week is useful for sea surface current studies. The sea surface current velocity vectors are mapped in 1/3o Mercator projection. Multitemporal Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectriradiometer (MODIS) daily data were used in the chlorophyll-a concentration mapping. The correlation between sea surface current and chlorophyll-a during the monsoon seasons is approximately 0.7-0.8 in the South China Sea. The sea surface current circulation during the north-east monsoon is anti-clockwise at the middle of SCS, however it is clockwise off the coast of Terengganu and Gulf of Thailand. For the inter-monsoon, the circulation pattern of the middle of SCS is clockwise and it is ati-clockwise off the coast of Terengganu and Gulf of Thailand.for the south-west monsoon, the circulation pattern is clockwise off the coast of Terengganu and Gulf of Thailand. However, it is approximately in a upward direction from south to north with clockwise water circulation pattern in the middle of SCS. The knowledge on sea surface current and chlorophyll-a concentration is important in fisheries and ocean science studies.
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spelling utm-21112017-10-19T04:41:01Z http://eprints.utm.my/2111/ Water circulation pattern from sea surface current and chlorophyll-a derived using satellite data in the South China Sea Seeni Mohd., Mohd. Ibrahim Ahmad, Samsudin Fung, Fook Wah Kueh, Hsiao Chin Q Science (General) Remote sensing satellite data is useful in chlorophyll-a concentration and sea surface current mapping applications. This paper reports on a study carried out to analyze the water circulation pattern from the generated sea surface current velocity and chlorophyll-a concentration during the monsoon seasons from remote sensing data. Merged Sea Level Anomaly (MSLA) with Orbit Error Reduction merged satellite altimetry data set used to generate the velocity vector map by using the geostrophic velocities method over the South China Sea (SCS). The frequent MSLA data which is provided by the AVISO server twice per-week is useful for sea surface current studies. The sea surface current velocity vectors are mapped in 1/3o Mercator projection. Multitemporal Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectriradiometer (MODIS) daily data were used in the chlorophyll-a concentration mapping. The correlation between sea surface current and chlorophyll-a during the monsoon seasons is approximately 0.7-0.8 in the South China Sea. The sea surface current circulation during the north-east monsoon is anti-clockwise at the middle of SCS, however it is clockwise off the coast of Terengganu and Gulf of Thailand. For the inter-monsoon, the circulation pattern of the middle of SCS is clockwise and it is ati-clockwise off the coast of Terengganu and Gulf of Thailand.for the south-west monsoon, the circulation pattern is clockwise off the coast of Terengganu and Gulf of Thailand. However, it is approximately in a upward direction from south to north with clockwise water circulation pattern in the middle of SCS. The knowledge on sea surface current and chlorophyll-a concentration is important in fisheries and ocean science studies. 2005-07 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/2111/1/water_circulation.pdf Seeni Mohd., Mohd. Ibrahim and Ahmad, Samsudin and Fung, Fook Wah and Kueh, Hsiao Chin (2005) Water circulation pattern from sea surface current and chlorophyll-a derived using satellite data in the South China Sea. In: 2nd International Hydrographic and Oceanographic Conference and Exhibition 2005 (IHOCE 05), 5-7 july 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
Seeni Mohd., Mohd. Ibrahim
Ahmad, Samsudin
Fung, Fook Wah
Kueh, Hsiao Chin
Water circulation pattern from sea surface current and chlorophyll-a derived using satellite data in the South China Sea
title Water circulation pattern from sea surface current and chlorophyll-a derived using satellite data in the South China Sea
title_full Water circulation pattern from sea surface current and chlorophyll-a derived using satellite data in the South China Sea
title_fullStr Water circulation pattern from sea surface current and chlorophyll-a derived using satellite data in the South China Sea
title_full_unstemmed Water circulation pattern from sea surface current and chlorophyll-a derived using satellite data in the South China Sea
title_short Water circulation pattern from sea surface current and chlorophyll-a derived using satellite data in the South China Sea
title_sort water circulation pattern from sea surface current and chlorophyll-a derived using satellite data in the south china sea
topic Q Science (General)
url http://eprints.utm.my/2111/
http://eprints.utm.my/2111/1/water_circulation.pdf