Current distribution along Peninsular Malaysia from bluelink

Abstract

The climate pattern of Malaysia mostly influenced by monsoon winds where there is two types of monsoons, the Northeast monsoon (November to March) and Southwest monsoon (May to September). The ocean circulation patterns off the Peninsular Malaysia (South China Sea) also affected by the monsoon winds where the ocean current is flow from the north toward the south of peninsular Malaysia during Northeast monsoon while during Southwest monsoon, the ocean current is move from the south toward the north of the Peninsular Malaysia. The temperature in the South China Sea is influenced by the water intrude from the north or south of the Peninsular Malaysia where the ocean current bring in the colder water to mix with the usually warmer water in the sea off the Peninsular Malaysia. Besides, a coastal current had been observed along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia where the coastal current is flow parallel to the east coast and the direction of its flow is follow the trend of monsoon season winds blow. The coastal current speed and width is proportional to the winds stress during the season which mean stronger and wider when it is in the middle of Northeast monsoon seasons compared to Southwest monsoon seasons and inter-monsoon seasons where the strength of the Northeast monsoon winds is greater than the Southwest monsoon winds and also the inter-monsoon winds.