A Baseline Assessment of Coral Reef in Malacca Straits,Malaysia     

Che Din Mohd Safuan  Azizi Ali  Zuraini Zainol  Ahmad Ali  Mohd Fadzil Mohd Akhir  Aidy M. Muslim  Zainudin Bachok 《Ocean Science Journal》2018,53(2):275-283

Coral reefs along the Malacca Straits (MS) are poorly developed mainly due to turbidity and sedimentation. This study describes the health status and community structure of the corals in Cape Rachado, West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia (WCPM), utilizing the Coral Video Transect (CVT) technique. All the survey transects were categorized as ‘fair’ coral conditions (27.39 ± 5.41%–48.56 ± 18.96%) with the reef floor mainly covered by corals and sediment. Twelve families of coral comprised of 25 distinct genera were identified. Coral communities were differentiated into four clusters with each being predominated by Galaxea, Diploastrea, Fungia and Pectinia respectively. Among all, Pectinia is the most spectacular genera and dominated the survey area. Along the MS, Favia, Favites and Porites are commonly found while Porites and Pectinia dominated the reefs. Low coral cover and diversity was recorded in MS as compared to the reefs in the South China Sea (SCS). The most prominent results include changes in the dominant coral from Porites to Pectinia while some species such as Acropora were absent from the study area. Based on the presented data, the reef in the study area was predominantly occupied by sediment and the coral communities were formed by a species with a high tolerance to turbidity and sedimentation.  相似文献   

Thermal structure of hot events and their possible role in maintaining the warm isothermal layer in the Western Pacific warm pool     

Wirasatriya  Anindya  Kawamura  Hiroshi  Helmi  Muhammad  Sugianto  Denny Nugroho  Shimada  Teruhisa  Hosoda  Kohtaro  Handoyo  Gentur  Putra  Yoppik Disma Girindra  Koch  Magaly 《Ocean Dynamics》2020,70(6):771-786

Ocean Dynamics - The short-lived events of high SST are called hot events (HEs) and can only be generated under the conditions of large daily heat gain due to strong solar radiation and weak wind....  相似文献   

Raingauge network optimization in a tropical urban area by coupling cross-validation with the geostatistical technique     

Mohd Zaharifudin Muhamad Ali 《水文科学杂志》2018,63(3):474-491

An adequate and reliable raingauge network is essential for observing rainfall data in hydrology and water resource applications. A raingauge network developed for a catchment area is commonly extended periodically to increase data accuracy. Due to financial constraints, the network is reviewed for the optimal number of stations. A new optimization approach is developed in this study by coupling a cross-validation technique with a geostatistical method for raingauge network optimization to prioritize raingauge stations. The spatial interpolation error of the spatial rainfall distribution, measured as the root mean square error (E_rms) optimization criterion is applied to a raingauge network in a tropical urban area. The results indicate that this method can successfully optimize the number of rainfall stations in an existing raingauge network, as the stations are prioritized based on their importance in the network.  相似文献   

The GEF/UNDP/IMO Malacca Straits Demonstration Project: Sources of Pollution   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Abdul Rani Abdullah  Norhayati Mohd. Tahir  Tong Soo Loong  Tafazzal Mohd. Hoque  Abdul Halim Sulaiman 《Marine pollution bulletin》1999,39(1-12):229-233

The Straits of Malacca is subjected to a great variety of environmental stresses due to its strategic location as a major international shipping lane and the concentration of agriculture, industry and urbanisation which predominate on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. This paper gives an overview of the study conducted in the Malacca Straits as part of the GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Programme on the Prevention and Management of Marine Pollution in the East Asian Seas, in particular pertaining to the identification of land and sea-based sources of pollution in Malaysia which contributes to the pollution load in the Straits, as well as the assessment of the relative contribution of each source.  相似文献   

Astronomical time-series analysis -- II. A search for periodicity using the Shannon entropy     

Pablo M. Cincotta  Amina Helmi  Mariano Méndez  Josué A. Núñez  Héctor Vucetich 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1999,302(3):582-586

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Building up the stellar halo of the Galaxy     

Amina Helmi  Simon D. M. White 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1999,307(3):495-517

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Cylindrically-symmetric matter distribution with a magnetic field in Einstein-Cartan Theory     

T. Singh  R. S. Srivastava  A. M. Helmi 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1991,178(2):277-285

In the first part the number of independent non-vanishing components of the 3-index torsion tensorQ _jk ⁱ is reduced from 24 (in general case) to 12 — for the case of cylindrical symmetry of the underlying manifold. In the second part of the paper we have obtained an exact solution of Einstein-Cartan-Maxwell equations representing a static cylinder of perfect fluid with an axial magnetic fieldH and non-zero spin densityK.  相似文献   

Group velocity dispersion analysis in northern Peninsular Malaysia     

Syed Mustafizur Rahman  Md. Omar Faruk  Md. Habibur Rahman  Mumnunul Keramat  Mohd Nawawi  Faisal Kamal Zaidi 《Arabian Journal of Geosciences》2016,9(13):623

The crustal structure beneath three seismic stations over Malaysia has been investigated with the application of the group velocity dispersion analysis of the northern Sumatra earthquake data which occurred on 06 April 2010. Eighteen crustal layer models are constructed to assess the structure. Group velocity dispersions have been computed for the recorded earthquake data using a graphical method and modified Haskell matrix method for the models. Both dispersions have been presented for the interpretation of crustal layers. Findings have shown four major crustal layers having thicknesses of 2.5–4.0, 2.0–5.5, 5.0–8.0, and 8.5–9.0 km, while in Terengganu, it has shown three layers. Density, shear, and compressional wave velocities used in models have suggested that the crustal structure of the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia is crystalline. Major crustal minerals are of quartz, plagioclase, and mica. Most layers seem to have upward directions toward Perak from Kedah and Terengganu.  相似文献   

Tracer-based estimation of temporal variation of water sources: an insight from supra- and subglacial environments     

Naveen Kumar  Tirumalesh Keesari  S. Chidambaram  Shyam Ranjan  Mohd Soheb 《水文科学杂志》2013,58(11):1717-1732

ABSTRACT

The temporal variations in electrical conductivity and the stable isotopes of water, δD and δ¹⁸O, were examined at Chhota Shigri Glacier, India, to understand water sources and flow paths to discharge. Discharge is highly influenced by supraglacially derived meltwater during peak ablation, and subglacial meltwaters are more prominent at the end of the melt season. The slope of the best fit linear regression line for δD versus δ¹⁸O, for both supraglacial and runoff water, is lower than that for precipitation (snow and rain) and surface ice, indicating strong isotopic fractionation associated with the melting processes. The slope of the local meteoric water line (LMWL) is close to that of the global meteoric water line (GMWL), reflecting that the moisture source is predominantly oceanic. The d-excess variation in rainwater confirms that the southwest monsoon is the main contributor during summer while the remainder including winter is mostly influenced by westerlies.  相似文献   

A 3-tier tsunami vulnerability assessment technique for the north-west coast of Peninsular Malaysia     

H. Ismail  A. K. Abd Wahab  M. F. Mohd Amin  M. Z. Mohd Yunus  F. Jaffar Sidek  B. Esfandier J. 《Natural Hazards》2012,63(2):549-573

The 2004 tsunami that struck the Sumatra coast gave a warning sign to Malaysia that it is no longer regarded as safe from a future tsunami attack. Since the event, the Malaysian Government has formulated its plan of action by developing an integrated tsunami vulnerability assessment technique to determine the vulnerability levels of each sector along the 520-km-long coastline of the north-west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The scope of assessment is focused on the vulnerability of the physical characteristics of the coastal area, and the vulnerability of the built environment in the area that includes building structures and infrastructures. The assessment was conducted in three distinct stages which stretched across from a macro-scale assessment to several local-scale and finally a micro-scale assessment. On a macro-scale assessment, Tsunami Impact Classification Maps were constructed based on the results of the tsunami propagation modelling of the various tsunami source scenarios. At this stage, highly impacted areas were selected for an assessment of the local hazards in the form of local flood maps based on the inundation modelling output. Tsunami heights and flood depths obtained from these maps were then used to produce the Tsunami Physical Vulnerability Index (PVI) maps. These maps recognize sectors within the selected areas that are highly vulnerable to a maximum tsunami run-up and flood event. The final stage is the development of the Structural Vulnerability Index (SVI) maps, which may qualitatively and quantitatively capture the physical and economic resources that are in the tsunami inundation zone during the worst-case scenario event. The results of the assessment in the form of GIS-based Tsunami-prone Vulnerability Index (PVI and SVI) maps are able to differentiate between the various levels of vulnerability, based on the tsunami height and inundation, the various levels of impact severity towards existing building structures, property and land use, and also indicate the resources and human settlements within the study area. Most importantly, the maps could help planners to establish a zoning scheme for potential coastline development based on its sensitivity to tsunami. As a result, some recommendations on evacuation routes and tsunami shelters in the potentially affected areas were also proposed to the Government as a tool for relief agencies to plan for safe evacuation.  相似文献