Abstract:
The study was conducted on the chosen areas which were the South China Sea area
and the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Precipitation data from 2005 until 2010
were obtained from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage and analyzed in order
to determine the precipitation pattern at the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The
data received were from the 30 rainfall stations that were chosen randomly, both
inland and costal. As for the SCS SST data, images of MODIS satellite were
downloaded from 2005 until 2010. The images were then processed in order to extract
the SST value. From the analysis conducted, the precipitation pattern was similar
throughout the six years chosen. SCS SST ranges from 16
°
C up to 35
°
C and the range
varies according to month. From the study, it was determined that precipitation has a
weak correlation with the SST of SCS.
