Judul: Pengaruh bentuk himbauan dan bentuk kesimpulan dalam buku cerita bergambar tentang pertanian konservasi terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan petani di desa Sagara kecamatan Argapura kabupaten Majalengka
Abstrak: Buku cerita bergambar sebagai media grafis yang populer sebagai media hiburan di masyarakat dapat menjadi media alternatif yang potensial untuk menyampaikan pesan- pesan pembangunan termasuk diantaranya Pertanian Konservasi. Buku cerita bergambar bila dirancang dengan tepat diduga dapat menjadi media belajar tentang pertanian konservasi sehingga dapat menumbuhkan kesadaran petani agar mau bertani dengan menggunakan kaidah konservasi. Merancang pesan dengan susunan himbauan diduga dapat menumbuhkan kesadaran dan meningkatkan pengetahuan petani tentang pertanian konservasi. Sedang memberikan kesimpulan di akhir pesan diperkirakan lebih memudahkan seseorang mengingat pesan yang diberikan. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dengan tujuan mengetahui pengaruh penataan pesan himbauan dan pemberian kesimpulan ..dst
Keyword: Mass media, Conservation rules, Conservation agriculture

Judul: Pengaruh macam gambar dan tata letak kalender pada pengetahuan petani tentang konservasi lahan di Desa Sagara Kabupaten Majalengka
Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dengan tujuan untuk meli hat efektivitas medium kalender dalam mendiseminasikan informasi tentang konservasi lahan pada petani di Desa Sagara, Kabupaten Majalengka. Adapun hipotesis yang diajukan dalam penelitian ini, adalah: H1: Skor peningkatan pengetahuan petani yang membaca medium kalender dengan macam gambar proses lebih tinggi dari skor peningkatan pengetahuan petani yang membaca medium kalender dengan macam gambar hasil. H2: Skor peningkatan pengetahuan petani yang membaca medium kalender dengan tata letak seimbang lebih tinggi dari skor peningkatan pengetahuan petani yang membaca medium kalender dengan tata letak tidak seimbang. H3: Interaksi antara macam gambar dan tata letak yang digunakan medium kalender berpengaruh pada skor pening- katan pengetahuan petani tentang konservasi lahan di Desa Sagara, Kabupaten Majalengka….dst
Keyword: Calender, Picture communication, Soil conservation

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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