Judul: Kinerja Budidaya Belut Monopterus albus dalam Media Air dengan Penambahan Probiotik Komersialpada Pakan dan Air.
Abstrak: Sistem budidaya belut berbasis airdapat meningkatkan kelangsungan hidup belut, namun pertumbuhannya masih rendah. Probiotik diketahui dapat meningkatkan keberhasilan budidaya ikan dengan memperbaiki kualitas air dan pakan.Oleh karena itu, padapenelitian ini akan dievaluasiefektivitas pemberian probiotik melalui pakan dan airterhadap kinerja budidaya belut berbasis air. Belut dengan bobot rata-rata 15,3±1,47 g dan panjang rata-rata 27,4±1,56 cm, dibudidayakanselama 56 hari dengan biomassa2,5 kg m-2. Perlakuan yang diberikan yaitu pemberian probiotik melalui pakan 15 mL kg-1 danair sebanyak15 mL L-1. Pakan yang diberikan berupa pakan sidat komersial yang dicampurkan daging lele giling yang dibentukpasta sebanyak 4% dari total biomassa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian probiotik berpengaruh nyata terhadap kinerja produksi dibandingkan dengan kontrol. Pemberian probiotik melalui air memberikan hasil terbaik dibandingkan melalui pakan, yaitukoefisien keragaman bobot dengan nilai 9,51 ± 3,44, dengan derajat kelangsungan hidup 84 ± 8,00 %, laju pertumbuhan spesifik 0,29 ± 0,11 % hari-1, pertumbuhan mutlak bobot 0,049 ± 0,019 g hari-1, keragaman panjang 3,70 ± 0,90, dan pertambahan biomassa mutlak 0,09 ± 0,06kg m-2.
Keyword: Monopterus albus, pertumbuhan, probiotik

Judul: Kinerja Produksi Budidaya Belut Monopterus Albus Dalam Media Air Pada Salinitas Berbeda
Abstrak: Secara alami habitat belut adalah lumpur. Budidaya belut berbasis air untuk memudahkan dalam pemantauan, penanganan dan pemanenan biota budidaya. Namun perubahan habitat menyebabkan belut stres yang menyebabkan nafsu makan berkurang, pertumbuhan lambat bahkan mati. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan tingkat salinitas yang menghasilkan kinerja produksi terbaik pada budidaya dalam media air. Belut dengan bobot rata-rata 9,2±0,51 g dan panjang rata-rata 24±1,18 cm dipelihara pada media air dengan ketinggian air 5 cm selama 56 hari. Perlakuan adalah tingkat salinitas 0, 3, 6 dan 9 g L-1. Belut diberi makan potongan daging ikan lele sebanyak 4 % dari biomassa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perbedaan salinitas tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap kinerja produksi kecuali laju pertumbuhan spesifik belut. Perlakuan salinitas 6 g L-1 memberikan hasil terbaik pada laju pertumbuhan spesifik 1,312±0,049%/hari dan derajat kelangsungan hidup 94,516±5,070 %.
Keyword: kelangsungan hidup, pertumbuhan spesifik, rasio konversi pakan

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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