Munawir Bintang Pratama

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• MSc by Research
• PhD Student at University of Edinburgh

Jakarta, the largest city in Indonesia has been on the receiving end of many floods in the past three decades, with flooding driven by tides, sea-level rise, wind, surges, and land subsidence. The risk of coastal flooding in Jakarta has been steadily increasing due to several factors, the first being sea level rise due to global warming and land su...

Coastal villages at Bangka Island have seen severe erosion that endangers their livelihood and infrastructure, likely to be induced by climate changes and human activities. Only a few studies have attempted to investigate the shoreline dynamics at Bangka Island, making this issue is still poorly understood. This paper presents a case study at Pesar...

A study based on a numerical modelling approach was carried out to evaluate the potency of harnessing tidal current renewable energy in Moa Strait (8°11’ S, 127°46.5’ E), at Southwest Maluku Regency of Maluku Province, Indonesia. The research objectives are to build a preliminary tidal hydrodynamic model using Delft3D and analyse of the potential p...

Marine debris (MD) is a global issue that remains unresolved in Indonesia where the accumulation of this kind of pollution poses a significant threat to the marine ecosystem and health of the ocean. Understanding the sources and locations of stranded debris is crucial in identifying the required regulations and mitigation strategies. This study use...

Montrose Bay’s coastline in Scotland is experiencing the most severe erosions, especially in its southern section, interfacing with the Montrose Tidal Inlet System. This inlet system could induce a distinct ebb tidal jet and eddy when ebbing, influenced by its high-angle half-delta, and the understanding of jet and eddy formation at this type of in...

Marine litter poses a complex challenge in Indonesia, necessitating a well-informed and coordinated strategy for effective mitigation. This study investigates the seasonality of plastic concentrations around Sulawesi Island in central Indonesia during monsoon-driven wet and dry seasons. By using open data and methodologies including the HYCOM and P...

Pelabuhan Ratu Bay is located in an area facing the Sunda Megathrust which has the potential for a Tsunami to occur. The danger from the Tsunami is not only in the form of run-up and inundation but also the danger of changing the morphology of the area. This study aims to investigate the morphological changes of the area in the form of changes in e...

The tsunami of June 3, 1994, which originated from a shift in the Indo-Australia plate, resulted in hundreds of casualties and material damage on the south coast of Jember. This study aims to understand the tidal impact of a tsunami in terms of arrival time and wave height. Several simulations of the interaction of tidal waves with tsunami waves we...

By 2050 under the predicted climate change high emission scenario, 75% of the soft coastline in Scotland will be susceptible to erosion, including the coastline at Montrose Bay, East Scotland. This paper aims to characterize the prevailing wave and tidal regimes of Montrose Bay and assess their potential role in the coast’s dynamics. The numerical...

Montrose Bay is one of the Scottish Coasts that had been experiencing severe erosions. To explain the bay hydro- and coastal dynamics, modelling study was performed using the software Delft3D-Flexible Mesh. There are a lot of questions regarding coastal processes at Montrose Bay and this makes this study as an important research. This study is infl...

An inland waterway will be constructed in an existing channel in West Java, Indonesia. The change of salinity in a river due to capital dredging is investigated using a finite element modeling system. The location of the research is the Cikarang Bekasi Laut (CBL) channel, Bekasi Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The aim of this study is to simulate sa...

In the last few decades, the North Coast of Java has attracted a lot of attention from the public, the research community, and the government for the phenomenon of the vulnerability of coastal areas that has occurred. Bedono Village, located in Demak Regency, Central Java, is one of those that has experienced dramatic coastline declines and has cau...

Previous studies have shown the abundance of tidal energy resources in Indonesia. However, some sites have yet to be considered. The Lepar Strait, for example, is located between Bangka and Lepar Islands. This paper describes a field survey and numerical modelling conducted in the Lepar Strait. The modelling was performed using Delft3D, with the ai...

Land subsidence has triggered severe coastal floods in Jakarta, whose mechanism has been extensively investigated by researchers and engineers. The government has also recognized this fact, which has partially contributed to the recent announcement that the capital will be relocated to East Kalimantan. However, it is not clear whether ordinary peop...

The 2021 South Kalimantan flood was recorded as the most serious ever to have taken place in the province. It occurred due to high-intensity rain during the period 10-19 January, accompanied by a spring tide. This study provides an overview of the disaster, with reference to the hydro-meteorological conditions (topography, tides, and precipitation)...

In 2015, Bali Province is mandated by ESDM ministry to become the National Region of Clean Energy, promoting efforts to explore new source of electricity namely tidal stream energy. Previous works have demonstrated that Toyapakeh Strait contains a promising tidal stream resource, with a high stream in a long period. In this study, hydrodynamic mode...

The 2021 South Kalimantan flood was recorded as the most serious ever to have taken place in the province. It occurred due to high-intensity rain during the period 10-19 January, accompanied by a spring tide. This study provides an overview of the disaster, with reference to the hydro-meteorological conditions (topography, tides, and precipitation)...

Indonesia is currently intensively developing its renewable energy resource and targets at least 23% by 2025. As an archipelago country, Indonesia has the potential to benefit from its abundant renewable energy resources from its offshore regions. However, the short tidal range of mixed semi-diurnal and the suitable tidal turbine capacity may hinde...

The present study aims to assess the Tsunami hazard in Palu due to the future Tsunamigenic event in terms of near-shore and far-field Tsunami runup, inundation height, and Tsunami arrival time along the coast of Palu. A numerical model is developed to simulate propagation and inundation in the study area. Four scenarios are conducted, which consist...

In the past years, Indonesian people put more attention to Sunda Strait located between Java and Sumatra Islands, one of the busiest straits occupied with residential, recreational, fisheries, transportation, industrial and mining activities. Previous works on numerical modelling of tidal flow hydrodynamics of the Sunda Strait have resulted in good...

Tsunami occurred on June 3, 1994, as a result of the earthquake in Banyuwangi at 10,477° South Latitude and 112,835° East Longitude with magnitude 7.2 SR. Tsunami in Banyuwangi causes 122 victims, 15 missing persons, 450 houses completely ruined, over 250 heavily damaged in Pancer village and 6 fishermen disappear. In 2006, The Pangandaran Tsunami...

The Puger Fish Landing Base is located on the southern coast of Java Island, so this port is directly facing the Indian Ocean. At the entrance and exit of the ship to the harbor a groin exists. The groin is located on the Puger River and faces the sea. The groyne is influenced by current and tidal patterns. The groyne was built in 2014, and then wa...

This paper presents one-dimensional numerical modeling using MIKE 11 to simulate the impact of capital dredging on the hydrodynamics of the Cikarang Bekasi Laut (CBL) channel flow. The CBL channel is located in Bekasi Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. The river discharges upstream, and tidal fluctuations at the sea boundary were the governing...

Puger Beach is located in the south Coast of Java Island which is directly facing the Indian Ocean. The ease of the ship to sail is influenced by the conditions of water in the port which caused by tides. The elevation of the crest of a breakwater is determined by the maximum high water level, while the depth of the shipping lane / port is determin...

OnJune3,1994,anearthquakelocated200kmsouthoftheislandofJavatriggeredadevastatingtsunamiandcausedlossesoflifeandmaterialsaroundbeachesintheJember,Lumajang,andBanyuwangiRegencies.Itishighlyimportanttostudytheprocessoftsunamioccurrences,especiallyatPugerBeach,Jember.Thus,themainpurposeofthisstudyistounderstandthemechanismoftsunamisinPugerBeach.Tsunami...

The open resource materials are used in this research to construct a numerical model and study the tidal flood in Pekalongan City, including the impact of land subsidence. The area of interest is in 6 villages in the north coast of Pekalongan namely, Jeruksari, Pabean, Bandengan, Kandang Panjang, Panjang Baru, and Panjang Wetan. Delft3D, an open wa...

Five cases of ports in Japan and Indonesia that have subsided by a metre or more were analysed. The findings suggest that there are no unsurmountable technological, cost-benefit, financial and social limits to the progressive raising of these ports, at least for the magnitude of climate-induced sea-level rise expected during the 21st century. In In...

Tsunami waves severely damaged the densely populated coast of Palu City immediately after the 2018 Mw. 7.5 Sulawesi Earthquake. Among the several tsunami waves that arrived to the city, the two initial waveforms were most likely generated by a landslide at the southwestern shore of Palu Bay, about 5 km away from the one of the city's shopping malls...

This study investigates the hydro-environmental condition of Dibawah Lake, Province of Western Sumatra, Indonesia, using a finite element model called the Surface-water Modeling System (SMS). The aim is to present the parameters distribution in the existing condition and a year later. Field measurements are carried out to supply data for the domain...

If the attempt of stopping land subsidence ends up being successful, future flood issues in Jakarta could be mitigated with a short dyke together with pumps because a coastal flood is triggered by a 20-40 cm extra tide. People who experienced a 2-m flood did not notice the progress of subsidence. Effort for raising awareness of subsidence among lo...

The Jakarta Bay artificial island reclamation is a part of the spatial arrangement of the Province of DKI Jakarta which is stated in Governor Regulation No. 121/2012. The regulation divides the area into three sub-regions, west, middle and east. In the middle sub-region, the influence of the reclamation of artificial islands, named I, J, K, L and M...

Harvesting of power from tidal currents is part of an emerging effort to capture energy from renewable sources, as non-renewable energy resources are depleted. The Indonesian government plans to develop tidal energy power generators in several areas and is conducting assessments in Bangka Belitung province at two locations in Kelian Cape and Kelaba...

The amount of electricity consumed is growing rapidly, along with population growth and technological development. Meanwhile, Indonesia's energy supply is predominantly supported by non-renewable sources, so an approach to renewable energy is urgently needed. This study uses a numerical model to determine the potency of tidal current power at Laran...

The effect of the construction of an artificial island on the surrounding bed profile change requires evaluation, in order to mitigate any negative impact on the environment. The case of prospective L Island reclamation in Jakarta Bay, Indonesia is examined. The existence of a gate at the south side of L Island (south canal) is investigated to dete...