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Characteristics of Upwelling near Sabah Coast during Northeast Monsoon<br />

Ahmad Kamal bin Khairi<br />

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof Dr.Mohd Fadzil Bin Mohd Akhir<br />

Bachelor of Science (Marine Science)<br />

School of Marine and Environmental Science<br />

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu<br />

Study was conducted at Sabah coastal water in the South China Sea (SCS) basin to<br />

provide information about the characteristics of upwelling during Northeast Monsoon<br />

(NEM). There are two periods being observed; NEM and weak NEM. Data was collected<br />

from World Ocean Database (WOD), Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) and<br />

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). For the data processing,<br />

Ocean Data View (ODV) and Matrix Laboratory (MATLAB) were used. During weak<br />

NEM, station availability in WOD is higher compared to NEM. Generally, water masses<br />

in SCS is stratified and influenced by monsoons season. The presence of upwelling<br />

was detected in the temperature profile and surface current data. Meanwhile, from<br />

the WOD and MODIS data, the sea surface temperature (SST) presented that during<br />

NEM, the SST is lower than the weak NEM.<br />

1853 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018

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