STUDY OF SST(SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE) INFLUENCE ON CORAL BLEACHING

E. Elvan Ampou* and M. Mandini Manessa**

*Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries - Institute for Marine Research and Observation, Marine
Conservation Research Team, Bali, Indonesia

Oceanography and Remote Sensing Student, Center for Remote Sensing (CRESOS), Udayana
University, Bali, Indonesia

E-mail: elvan_ampou76@yahoo.com; elvan_ampou@dkp.go.id; manessa_djenar@yahoo.co.id

Abstract
Remote sensing and in-situ measurements it’s been doing for validate the field data. The results will
guide you to inform about SST influence from coral bleaching using the modis-aqua data from period
2003 – 2009 and compare with NOAA. On the field using time swim, field data collect used prevalence
formula. In Raja Ampat SST monthly average from 2003 – 2009 starting from April : 30,54 oC (Anomaly :
-2,54 – 0,63oC); (Prevalence: 5m=30,67%; 10m=23,50% in November 2009) . TN Bunaken starting May
on East monsoon : 30,36 oC (Anomaly : -4,28o – 0,47oC); (Prevalence: 5m=55,47%; 10m=83,73% in
August 2009) and TN Wakatobi starting December on West Monsoon : 30,73 oC (Anomaly : -3,23o –
0,64oC); (Prevalence: 5m=23,55%; 10m=50,94% in October 2009). The SST anomaly showed it’s not
have a significant influenced to the coral bleaching/mass bleaching. Bleaching has occurred even not
mass bleaching. For assume there is any other factor to influence such as water quality, competition,
predator, human activities, etc.

Keywords: : Remote sensing, SST, Modis-aqua, NOAA, coral bleaching, Time swim, Prevalence.