Observations of Sea Surface Temperature on Spatial and Temporal Using Aqua MODIS Satellite in West Banda Sea

AbstractWest Banda Sea is area that high potential resources of marine and fisheries in Indonesia. Oceanographic observation factor such as Sea Surface Temperature (SST) will improve knowledge of some oceanographic phenomena (e.g. thermal fronts) which is useful for fishing ground forecast. The aim of this study was to observe SST by using satellites image in West Banda Sea. There were the Aqua-MODIS datasets composite 8-day level 3, which provide a SST data in 4km pixel size. Results showed that based on the observation of SST in 2013 that the highest temperature in west season and the lowest SST was founded in east season until east-west season. There are tend to occur upwelling in west of Banda Sea. Based on result of the research, it is necessary to do the next research for verifying and observing the upwelling phenomena in West Banda Sea