INOS Researchers

Professor Dr. Zainudin bin Bachok

DIRECTOR

Director
Email: zainudinb@umt.edu.my
Research Field: Marine Biology, Marine Ecology, and Benthic Study

 

Professor Gs. Ts. ChM. Dr. Aidy @ Mohamed Shawal bin M Muslim

Lecturer

Lecturer

Email: aidy@umt.edu.my

Research Field: Remote Sensing, GIS and Coastal Zone Management


Assoc. Professor Dr. Effi Helmy bin Ariffin

Deputy Director

Deputy Director
Email: effihelmy@umt.edu.my
Research Field: Marine Geoscience (Geomorphology)

Professor Ts. Dr. Mohd Fadzil bin Mohd Akhir

Lecturer

Oceanography
Email: mfadzil@umt.edu.my
Research Field: Physical Oceanography

Professor Dr. Wan Izatul Asma binti Wan Talaat

Lecturer

Head of Centre for Ocean Governance

Email: wia@umt.edu.my

Research Field: Environmental Law and Governance, Natural Resources Law and Governance, and Marine Spatial Planning


Professor Dato Dr. Nor Aieni Binti Haji Mokhtar

Distinguish Research Fellow

Distinguish Research Fellow
Email: noraieni@umt.edu.my
Research Field: Physics, Physical Oceanography, Coastal Structure, Hydraulic

Professor ChM. Dr. Suhaimi bin Suratman

Lecturer

Head of Research Program, Marine Environment Process (MEP)
BSc. (Hons) (Malaya), MSc. (Malaya), Ph.D (East Anglia), AMIC

BSc. (Hons) (Malaya), MSc. (Malaya), Ph.D (East Anglia), AMIC

Tel: +6096683123/3627
Fax: +6096692166
Email: miman@umt.edu.my
Research Field: Environmental Chemistry

 

Assoc. Professor Dr. Mohd Uzair bin Rusli

Lecturer

Head of Field Research Laboratory
Email: uzair@umt.edu.my
Research Field: Animal Physiology and Turtle Conservation

Assoc. Professor Dr. Izwandy bin Idris

Lecturer

Head of South China Sea Repository and Reference Centre
Email: izwandy.idris@umt.edu.my
Research Field: Biology and Ecology of Marine Benthic Invertebrates

Assoc. Professor Dr. Behara Satyanarayana

Lecturer

Lecturer (Contract)
Email: satyam@umt.edu.my
Research Field: Mangrove Forest Ecosystem, Remote Sensing and GIS 

Assoc. Professor Dr. Amin Beiranvand Pour

Lecturer

Lecturer (Contract)
Email: beiranvand.pour@umt.edu.my
Research Field: Remote Sensing and Geology

Dr. Mohd. Safuan bin Che Din

Lecturer

Lecturer (Contract)
Email: chedinmohdsafuan@umt.edu.my
Research Field:Coral Reef Ecology

Dr. Faizah Aplop

Lecturer

Lecturer
Email: faizah_aplop@umt.edu.my
Research Field : Computational Biology and Information System

Ts. Dr. Azizi bin Ali

Senior Research Officer

Lecturer B.Eng.(Hons.) (UTM), Ph.D (UMT)

Tel: +6096683461
Fax: +6096692166
Email: azizi@umt.edu.my
Research Field: Seabed Mapping, Geo Habitat Map, Underwater Acoustic System and Electronic Engineering


Dr. Siti Tafzilmeriam Binti Sheikh Abdul Kadir

Senior Research Officer

Email: sititafzil@umt.edu.my

Researh Field: Ichthyology, Fish Ecology and Fish Taxonomy


Gs. Muhammad Izuan Bin Nadzri

Research Officer

HonsB.Sc. (Hons.) UTM), M.Sc. (UTM)

Tel: +6096683340

Fax: +6096692166

Email: izuan.nadzri@umt.edu.my

Research Field: Remote Sensing, GIS, Forestry, Hydrology, Oceanography, and Environmental Science


Nurul Hidayah binti Mat Zaki

Research Officer

Research Officer 

B.Sc. (Hons.) (UMP)

Tel: +6096683962

Fax: +6096692166

Email: n.hidayah@umt.edu.my

Research Field: Computer Science, Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI), Environmental Science


Abstract

While the sinking formation of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) is well understood, how this bottom water "returns home" through upwelling within ocean basins, particularly the Indo-Pacific, remains shrouded in uncertainty. In the 1960s, Munk’s classic "Abyssal Recipes" theory sought to explain these abyssal flows, yet later observations exposed two significant conflicts with real-world data. In 2016, Ferrari, McDougall, and colleagues proposed the "Towards a New Abyssal Recipe" framework, introducing bottom boundary layer (BBL) upwelling to address Munk’s inconsistencies. Drawing on recent evidence of a potential cooling trend in the deep ocean, this talk revisits these debates, offering a fresh interpretation of Munk’s discrepancies and proposing a new mechanism for abyssal upwelling in the Indo-Pacific. It contributes to the ongoing quest to unravel how bottom waters complete their global journey.

Presented by: Prof. Dr. HAN Lei
Affiliation: China-ASEAN College of Marine Science, Xiamen University, Malaysia
Address: Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

 

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