The viability of the GPS precipitable water vapor In detecting drought-causing El Niño-southern oscillation at the Borneo Island

AbdulRahim, Farah Hani and Mohd. Ali, M.A. and Yatim, B. and Mandeep , J. S. (2012) The viability of the GPS precipitable water vapor In detecting drought-causing El Niño-southern oscillation at the Borneo Island. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2012), 3-5 July 2012, Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

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Abstract

This paper explores the viability of incorporating GPS precipitable water vapor (PWV) and sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTa) at Niño 3, 3.4, and 4 regions in detecting drought-causing El Niño-Southern Oscillation. The proposed method consists of two tests, which reveal the beginning, ending, and duration of El Niño events. The first test, the Differential Anomalistic Determination, enables identification of months exceeding a threshold difference of 1.5 between PWV and SSTa. The second test, the Minor Shift in Standard Deviation, inputs constraints in the PWV anomaly percentage standard deviations to remove anomalistic peaks caused by systematic errors. Using PWV and SSTa data gathered from 2003 to 2007, the proposed method detected a drought-causing El Niño in 2006 a few months prior to the peak of the event. The 2006 El Niño recorded forest fires and lowest rainfall in the south of Borneo from August to November.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Invited Papers)
Additional Information:	4122/29298 Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/ICCCE.2012.6271346 Print ISBN: 978-1-4673-0478-8
Uncontrolled Keywords:	GPS; water vapor; ENSO; Maritime Continent
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering
Depositing User:	Nur' Aini Abu Bakar
Date Deposited:	28 Feb 2013 08:27
Last Modified:	13 Jun 2017 12:42
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/29298

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