Oceanography The Official Magazine of
The Oceanography Society

Volume 18 | Number 4 | December 2005

Special Issue: The Indonesian Seas

On the Cover: Satellite-based data are used to construct the view of sea surface temperature (SST) and surface chlorophyll a for the southeast monsoon months of June through August when winds blow towards Southeast Asia. The lower panel shows the seafloor morphology of the Indonesian seas and the primary pathways followed by the Pacific to Indian Ocean flow—the Indonesian throughflow—as defined by water mass characteristics. Gordon (this issue) discusses these images and provides scale information.
Cover PDF
Volume 18 Issue 04
SPECIAL ISSUE FEATURES

Oceanography of the Indonesian Seas and Their Throughflow
By Arnold L. Gordon

Discovering the Indonesian Throughflow
By Klaus Wyrtki

Dutch Oceanographic Research in Indonesia in Colonial Times
By Hendrik M. van Aken

Progress in Oceanography of the Indonesian Seas: A Historical Perspective
By John I. Pariwono, Abdul Gani Ilahude, and Malikusworo Hutomo

Sea Surface Temperature and its Variability in the Indonesian Region
By Tangdong Qu , Yan Du, Jane Strachan, Gary Meyers , and Julia Slingo

M2 Baroclinic Tides in the Indonesian Seas
By Robin Robertson and Amy Ffield

A Brief Overview of Tides in the Indonesian Seas
By Richard D. Ray , Gary D. Egbert, and Svetlana Y. Erofeeva

Ocean Internal Waves Observed in the Lombok Strait
By R. Dwi Susanto, Leonid Mitnik, and Quanan Zheng

Ekman Mass and Heat Transport in the Indonesian Seas
By Janet Sprintall and W. Timothy Liu

Indonesian Throughflow Transport Variability Estimated from Satellite Altimetry
By James T. Potemra

Indonesian Seas Finestructure Variability
By Amy Ffield and Robin Robertson

Seasonal Variation of Pelagic Fish Catch Around Java
By Nani Hendiarti , Suwarso, Edvin Aldrian, Khairul Amri , Retno Andiastuti , Suhendar I. Sachoemar, and Ikhsan Budi Wahyono

Effect of the 1997/98 El Niño on Chlorophyll a Variability Along the Southern Coasts of Java and Sumatra
By R. Dwi Susanto and John Marra

REGULAR ISSUE FEATURES

Odón de Buen: Forerunner of Spanish Oceanography
By Gregorio Parrilla-Barrera

DEPARTMENTS

QUARTERDECK • Change Begins with Awareness
By Ellen S. Kappel

FROM THE PRESIDENT • Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and Their Impact on the Ocean Science Community
By Larry Clark

RIPPLE MARKS • Coastal Dead Zones | Protecting Blue Gold | Golf Course Protects Tidal Creeks | Jellyfish Swarms | Native Lore Tells Tale
By Cheryl Lyn Dybas

FROM THE GUEST EDITOR • Oceanography of the Indonesian Seas
By Arnold L. Gordon

THE OCEANOGRAPHY CLASSROOM • The Importance of Being Quantitative
By Matthias Tomczak

BOOK REVIEW • Leaving the Lectern—Cooperative Learning and the Critical First Days of Students Working in Groups
By Tom Garrison

BOOK REVIEW • Marine Turbulence—Theories, Models, and Observations, Results of the CARTUM Project
By William D. Smyth

Special Issue Guest Editors

Arnold L. Gordon, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Sponsors

We would like to thank the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for sponsoring this issue of the magazine.