scholarly journals Karakteristik Arus di Perairan Pulau Weh Pada Musim Peralihan 1 dan Kaitannya dengan Fluktuasi Suhu Permukaan Laut

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-176
Author(s):  
Ulung Jantama Wisha ◽  
Elma T. Situmeang

Posisi Pulau Weh yang strategis membuat kawasan ini unik dalam hal karakteristik oseanografi fisik. Transfer massa air di Pulau Weh sangat signifikan yang akan berdampak pada sebaran suhu perairan di sekitar kawasan pesisir. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perubahan perpindahan massa air secara vertikal dan hubungannya terhadap perubahan suhu perairan. Tiga area penting diobservasi yang mewakili utara, timur, dan selatan pulau weh yakni kawasan Iboih, Ie Meulee, dan Keunekai. Tiga ADCP diinstal pada ketiga titik observasi tersebut. Secara vertikal, komponen kecepatan arus zonal dan meridional menunjukkan kecepatan yang lebih acak saat menuju ke permukaan dengan kecepatan kurang dari 0,5 m/detik. Identifikasi pasang surut elips pada seluruh stasiun membuktikan bahwa di perairan Pulau Weh, arus pasang surut dangat dominan yang mana faktor lain juga memiliki pengaruh dalam memicu perpindahan massa air di permukaan. Arah arus dominan berputar sesuai dengan kaidah Spiral Ekman dan pengaruh gaya Coriolis. Fluktuasi suhu mengikuti perubahan elevasi pemukaan dan kecepatan arus yang berkisar antara 25-35 oC. Pada penelitian ini, menunjukkan bahwa pada bagian utara (Iboih) dan selatan (Keunekai) Pulau Weh, fluktuasi suhu berlangsung secara berlawanan menyerupai “jungkat-jungkit” yang mengindikasikan peran besar dari transfer massa air dari Laut Andaman dan Samudera Hindia yang membawa massa air hangat selama musim perlaihan I. The strategic position of Weh Island makes this region is unique in terms of physical oceanography characteristics. Water mass transport in Weh Island is tremendously significant, whereby it will affect the distribution of temperature in the surrounding coastal area. This study aimed to determine the changes in vertical water mass movement and its relation to water temperature alteration. We observed three vital areas representing north, east, and south parts of Weh Island waters, namely Iboih, Ie Meulee, and Keunekai, respectively. Three ADCPs were installed at those three observation points. Vertically, the zonal and meridional current components showed a more randomly speed surface-ward with less than 0.5 m/s magnitude. Tidal ellipses identification at all stations proved that in the Weh Island, tidal current is predominant. Other factors also trigger water mass movement on the surface. Sea current dominant direction rotated as the Ekman Spiral and Coriolis force influence. Temperature fluctuation followed the surface elevation and current speed changes ranging from 25-35 oC. In this study, it shows that between northern (Iboih) and southern (Keunekai) part of Weh Island, the temperature fluctuation oppositely takes place like a “see saw” indicating the significant role of water mass transfer from the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean which brings warm water during the first transitional season.

Author(s):  
Raya Muttarak ◽  
Wiraporn Pothisiri

In this paper we investigate how well residents of the Andaman coast in Phang Nga province, Thailand, are prepared for earthquakes and tsunami. It is hypothesized that formal education can promote disaster preparedness because education enhances individual cognitive and learning skills, as well as access to information. A survey was conducted of 557 households in the areas that received tsunami warnings following the Indian Ocean earthquakes on 11 April 2012. Interviews were carried out during the period of numerous aftershocks, which put residents in the region on high alert. The respondents were asked what emergency preparedness measures they had taken following the 11 April earthquakes. Using the partial proportional odds model, the paper investigates determinants of personal disaster preparedness measured as the number of preparedness actions taken. Controlling for village effects, we find that formal education, measured at the individual, household, and community levels, has a positive relationship with taking preparedness measures. For the survey group without past disaster experience, the education level of household members is positively related to disaster preparedness. The findings also show that disaster related training is most effective for individuals with high educational attainment. Furthermore, living in a community with a higher proportion of women who have at least a secondary education increases the likelihood of disaster preparedness. In conclusion, we found that formal education can increase disaster preparedness and reduce vulnerability to natural hazards.


Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 701
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Tonina ◽  
Giulia Zanettin ◽  
Paolo Miorelli ◽  
Simone Puppato ◽  
Andrew G. S. Cuthbertson ◽  
...  

The strawberry blossom weevil (SBW), Anthonomus rubi, is a well-documented pest of strawberry. Recently, in strawberry fields of Trento Province (north-east Italy), new noteworthy damage on fruit linked to SBW adults was observed, combined with a prolonged adult activity until the autumn. In this new scenario, we re-investigated SBW biology, ecology, monitoring tools, and potential control methods to develop Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. Several trials were conducted on strawberry in the laboratory, field and semi-natural habitats. The feeding activity of adult SBW results in small deep holes on berries at different stages, causing yield losses of up to 60%. We observed a prolonged survival of newly emerged adults (>240 days) along with their ability to sever flower buds without laying eggs inside them in the same year (one generation per year). SBW adults were present in the strawberry field year-round, with movement between crop and no crop habitats, underlying a potential role of other host/feeding plants to support its populations. Yellow sticky traps combined with synthetic attractants proved promising for both adult monitoring and mass trapping. Regarding control, adhesive tapes and mass trapping using green bucket pheromone traps gave unsatisfactory results, while the high temperatures provided by the black fabric, the periodic removal of severed buds or adults and Chlorpyrifos-methyl application constrained population build-up. The findings are important for the development of an IPM strategy.


Urban Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 004209802199178
Author(s):  
Nan Liu

In housing markets there is a trade-off between selling time and selling price, with pricing strategy being the balancing act between the two. Motivated by the Home Report scheme in Scotland, this paper investigates the role of information symmetry played in such a trade-off. Empirically, this study tests if sellers’ pricing strategy changes when more information becomes available and whether this, in turn, affects the trade-off between the selling price and selling time. Using housing transaction data of North-East Scotland between 1998Q2 and 2018Q2, the findings show that asking price has converged to the predicted price of the property since the introduction of the Home Report. While information transparency reduces the effect of ‘overpricing’ on selling time, there is little evidence to show that it reduces the impact of pricing strategy on the final selling price in the sealed-bid context.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Francesco Martorella

The topic of military settlements and the role of troops in the northern provinces of North Africa during the age of the Roman Empire has recently gained a strong interest in historical, archaeological, epigraphical, and economic studies. In particular, at Mauretania Tingitana (in the north-east area of modern-day Morocco), the presence of numerous military camps in the Early and Later Roman Empire has now been assessed. In this framework, the present work deals with the geophysical survey, by means of magnetometry, at the site of el Benian, where the largest military camp is located. In particular, the magnetic survey has highlighted the organization of the camp, almost totally unknown previously. The result of the magnetic survey has confirmed intense building activity over the centuries and made it possible to identify and characterize the structures typical of a military field.


2021 ◽  
pp. e001696
Author(s):  
Chris M A Kwaja ◽  
D J Olivieri ◽  
S Boland ◽  
P C Henwood ◽  
B Card ◽  
...  

IntroductionCivilian–military relations play an important yet under-researched role in low-income and middle-income country epidemic response. One crucial component of civilian–military relations is defining the role of the military. This paper evaluates the role of Nigerian military during the 2014–2016 West African Ebola epidemic.MethodsFocus groups and key informant interviews were conducted throughout three states in North East region of Nigeria: Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Participants were identified through mapping of stakeholder involvement in Nigerian epidemic response. English-translated transcripts of each key informant interview and focus group discussion were then coded and key themes were elucidated and analysed.ResultsMajor themes elucidated include developing inclusive coordination plans between civilian and military entities, facilitating human rights reporting mechanisms and distributing military resources more equitably across geographical catchment areas. The Nigerian Military served numerous functions: 37% (22/59) of respondents indicated ‘security/peace’ as the military’s primary function, while 42% (25/59) cited health services. Variations across geographic settings were also noted: 35% (7/20) of participants in Borno stated the military primarily provided transportation, while 73% (11/15) in Adamawa and 29% (7/24) in Yobe listed health services.ConclusionsRobust civilian–military relations require an appropriately defined role of the military and clear civilian–military communication. Important considerations to contextualise civilian–military relations include military cultural–linguistic understanding, human rights promotion, and community-based needs assessments; such foci can facilitate the military’s understanding of community norms and civilian cooperation with military aims. In turn, more robust civilian–military relations can promote overall epidemic response and reduce the global burden of disease.


Author(s):  
FRANCISCO APELLÁNIZ

Abstract This article presents and discusses a source of unique importance for our knowledge of early modern global exchanges. Produced in 1503 by the Egyptian administration and found among the records of a Venetian company with global commercial interests, the document records hitherto unknown connections between the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, followed by cargo figures. By sending the Memorandum to the head office in Venice, the Company's agents in Egypt were labouring to solve the most important concern of Venice's information network, that of coordinating Indian with Mediterranean trading seasons. By analysing the document's context, namely, a company involved in the export of central European metals to Asia, this article focuses on the capacity of its agents to gather information through collaboration, networking and ultimately, friendship with Muslim partners and informers. The story of the 1503 Memorandum and its transmission raises questions about the mixed networks underpinning global exchanges, the role of information and the drive of the late Mamluk sultanate into the world of the Indian Ocean.


Itinerario ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth McPherson

Until fairly recently, histories of European imperial expansion in the Indian Ocean region have been written largely in terms of the endeavours of Europeans in creating and controlling empire. Only in the last couple of decades has recognition been given slowly to the role of the indigenous economic and political compradors, both large and small, who were vital to the evolution and sustenance of European colonial empires.


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