Utilization of the Beach Climate Index (BCI) based on Meteorological Review to Support Tourism Development in Bangka Island

Faqih Musyaffa, Muhammad Rafli, Anwar Budi Nugroho, Reynold Mahubessy, Yosafat Donni Haryanto

2019

Abstract

Bangka Island has a beautiful nature, especially in the beach and coastal areas. The tourism sector has been focused to develop the economy. Climatology factors have a strong impact on natural conditions that can affect tourism activities, so they need to be considered. This study aims to analyse the beach climate index in Bangka Island. Application of ECMWF ERA-Interim reanalysis data and observation data from the Pangkal Pinang Class I Depati Amir Meteorological Station over a 30-years periodic were analysed to determine the comfort level of the beach climate using the Beach Climate Index (BCI). Meteorological parameters used in BCI are temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and sunshine duration. Furthermore, this measurement is used to analyse as temporally and spatial data in monthly periodic. The result shows that the comfort level each month is classified as “Very Good” in general, with the category of "Excellent" in June, July, August (JJA) so it is recommended for tourists who want to visit Bangka Island during the dry season. Thus, this study is important to support information services on the tourism sector development.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Musyaffa F., Rafli M., Nugroho A., Mahubessy R. and Haryanto Y. (2019). Utilization of the Beach Climate Index (BCI) based on Meteorological Review to Support Tourism Development in Bangka Island. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Marine Technology - Volume 1: senta, ISBN 978-989-758-557-9, pages 71-76. DOI: 10.5220/0010855500003261

in Bibtex Style

@conference{senta19,
author={Faqih Musyaffa and Muhammad Rafli and Anwar Budi Nugroho and Reynold Mahubessy and Yosafat Donni Haryanto},
title={Utilization of the Beach Climate Index (BCI) based on Meteorological Review to Support Tourism Development in Bangka Island},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Marine Technology - Volume 1: senta,},
year={2019},
pages={71-76},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010855500003261},
isbn={978-989-758-557-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Marine Technology - Volume 1: senta,
TI - Utilization of the Beach Climate Index (BCI) based on Meteorological Review to Support Tourism Development in Bangka Island
SN - 978-989-758-557-9
AU - Musyaffa F.
AU - Rafli M.
AU - Nugroho A.
AU - Mahubessy R.
AU - Haryanto Y.
PY - 2019
SP - 71
EP - 76
DO - 10.5220/0010855500003261