{"id":18680,"date":"2025-02-28T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/?p=18680"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:26:06","slug":"ocean-productivity-in-the-eastern-tropical-indian-ocean-during-la-nina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/ocean-productivity-in-the-eastern-tropical-indian-ocean-during-la-nina\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Productivity in the Eastern Tropical Indian Ocean During La Ni\u00f1a"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A collaborative research led by Universitas Padjadjaran and University Malaysia Terengganu has explored chlorophyll-a and nutrient dynamics in the Eastern Tropical Indian Ocean (ETIO) during the 2022\u20132023 La Ni\u00f1a event. The study revealed strong vertical stratification of nitrate, phosphate, and silicate, with a well-defined nutricline around 100 meters depth. Seasonal monsoon-driven upwelling along Java\u2019s southern coast was identified as a productivity hotspot, supporting phytoplankton growth crucial for fisheries and marine biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Findings highlight that ENSO-driven variability plays a key role in regulating nutrient supply and ocean productivity in the ETIO. During La Ni\u00f1a phases, surface nutrient depletion limited productivity, while transitions toward El Ni\u00f1o showed enhanced chlorophyll-a concentrations. These insights are vital for predicting climate impacts on fisheries, food security, and marine ecosystem resilience in one of the world\u2019s most dynamic ocean regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 13: Climate Action, 14: Life Below Water, and 2: Zero Hunger, by linking ocean-climate interactions with food security and sustainable marine resource management. The outcomes provide valuable guidance for policymakers and stakeholders in addressing climate variability impacts on the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full article: Stratified Ocean Chlorophyll-a and Nutrient Availability in the Eastern Tropical Indian Ocean during La Ni\u00f1a 2022\u20132023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet the Researchers:
This study was conducted by Noir P. Purba, Mohd Fadzil Akhir, Ghelby M. Faid, Nur H. Roseli, Ignatia F. Sinaga, and Ibnu Faizal<\/strong>, from Universitas Padjadjaran and University Malaysia Terengganu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hashtags:
#OceanProductivity #ClimateAction #SDG13 #SDG14 #SDG2 #UnpadResearch #IndianOcean<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A collaborative research led by Universitas Padjadjaran and University Malaysia Terengganu has explored chlorophyll-a and nutrient dynamics in the Eastern Tropical Indian Ocean (ETIO) during the 2022\u20132023 La Ni\u00f1a event. The study revealed strong vertical stratification of nitrate, phosphate, and silicate, with a well-defined nutricline around 100 meters depth. Seasonal monsoon-driven upwelling along Java\u2019s southern […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001036,"featured_media":18681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sdgs-papers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001036"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18682,"href":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18680\/revisions\/18682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fpik.unpad.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}