Diagnosis on the Seasonal Temperature Changes of the Upper Mixed Layer in the Sulawesi Sea

Abstract

Sulawesi Sea is a semi-enclosed basin, surrounded by Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, Kalimantan Island, North Sulawesi and Sangihe Islands. Sulawesi Sea is linked with the Sulu Sea through a narrow channel in the north. And most importantly, Sulawesi Sea acts as a main passage for the Indonesia Througflow (ITF), by connecting the western Pacific ocean with the Java Sea and the Bali Sea through the Makassar Strait (Figure 1). Sulawesi Sea lies at the center Crimson Publishers Wings to the Research Research Article