The overall objective of this study is to gain an improved understanding of the sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface
wind speed (WS) and sea surface wind direction (WD) variability in the Eastern part of Indonesian Sea in response to the
seasonal and inter-annual variations. The statistical properties and monthly average data for the 10-year period from
December 1999-November 2009 in the Eastern part of Indonesian Sea are investigated by integrated use of TRMM
Microwave Imager (TMI) of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and SeaWinds on the Quik
Scatterometer (QuikSCAT) satellite remote sensing data. The time series shows a high variability (unstable areas) of
SST and WS in the southern equatorial (120o-135oE and 3oS-18oS) in contrast with the stable SST condition around
equatorial and other regions. This condition related to the effect of the Indonesian throughflow (ITF) and the prevailing
winds in the Indonesian inland seas, which is WD varies seasonally. North-south (zonal) change of SST and WS are
observed. These overall analyses confirm several characteristics of the Eastern part of Indonesian Sea.
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