Study of the weather parameters effect on the maduris salt production

Abstract

Abstract The most widely used salt production technique is the process of evaporating seawater into salt by utilizing sunlight. This study conducted to measure the weather parameter and salt production during the salt season in 2019. The method used to measure the rate of evaporation was with a impermeable pan to prevent leakage of water samples. The results show that the evaporation rate of freshwater (0°Be) is greater than saltwater (20°Be) and the evaporation in July (0.62 cm/day) is smaller than October (1 cm/day). The correlation coefficient during July until October 2019 for air temperature (r) = 0.964, humidity (r) = -0.985, wind speed (r) = 0.622, and sunshine duration (r) = 0.987. The total salt production was from July until October 2019 reached 37395 kg on a demonstration plot area of 0.43 hectares. It is estimated the total of production per hectare will reach 87 tons /season. And for 2020 based on in-situ data it is estimated that production will decrease which is salt production will begin in July 2020, unlike 2019 which began in June, this is due to the influence of changes from the West wind (Asian monsoon) to East wind (Australian monsoon).