The Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) equation is a foundational model in geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD), governing the propagation of long internal and surface gravity waves in stratified and shallow ocean environments where the interplay between nonlinear steepening and frequency-dependent dispersion gives rise to solitons. Although the analytical tractability of the KdV equation through inverse scattering is well established, systematic numerical exploration of multi-soliton interactions remains valuable for benchmarking solvers, probing conservation properties under varied oceanic initial conditions, and building intuition for more complex ocean wave phenomena. This article presents sangkuriang, an open-source Python library that solves the KdV equation using Fourier pseudo-spectral spatial discretization and adaptive eighth-order Runge–Kutta time integration. The implementation leverages just-in-time (JIT) compilation to achieve research-grade computational efficiency on standard hardware, making it readily accessible for coastal and ocean engineering applications, including idealized modeling of internal solitary waves on continental shelves, rapid parameter studies for solitary wave propagation in stratified basins, and pedagogical investigations of nonlinear dispersive wave dynamics. The solver is validated through four progressively complex idealized scenarios motivated by oceanic wave dynamics: isolated soliton propagation, symmetric interactions, overtaking collisions, and three-body interactions. High-fidelity conservation of mass, momentum, and energy is demonstrated, with relative errors remaining below across all test cases. Measured soliton velocities align with theoretical predictions within 5%, confirming the capture of the amplitude-dependent dispersion characteristic of oceanic solitary waves. Complementary diagnostics, including spectral entropy and recurrence quantification analysis (RQA), verify that the numerical solutions preserve the regular phase-space structure characteristic of integrable Hamiltonian systems. These results establish sangkuriang as a robust, lightweight platform for reproducible numerical investigation of idealized nonlinear dispersive wave dynamics relevant to coastal and ocean engineering applications.
Based on GPS and InSAR data, it is known that there is land subsidence in the Bandung Basin of 1.1 - 16.9 cm/year (GPS) and 0.9 - 1.7 cm/year (InSAR). Several types of land subsidence can be expected to occur in the Bandung Basin. However, the detailed characteristics and exact mechanism of land subsidence from a geological perspective in the Bandung Basin are still unknown. Two factors that can cause land subsidence are groundwater extraction and natural consolidation. It is known that there has been a significant decrease in groundwater levels in Bandung since the 1970s due to the very high intensity of groundwater extraction. It is also known that the Bandung Basin comprises one of them, the Kosambi Formation, which consists of organic clays with very high compressibility and undergoes a natural consolidation. Based on these facts, we determine the distribution of land subsidence rates due to groundwater extraction and natural consolidation, along with the percentage of their respective contributions in the Bandung Basin. Research materials include groundwater level depth data and organic clay consolidation data from previous studies. The results showed that the average land subsidence rate due to groundwater extraction was 1.85 cm/year, with a contribution percentage of 44.30%. In comparison, the average land subsidence rate due to natural consolidation was 0.92 cm/year, with a contribution percentage of 15.76%.
The cultural traces of the Cipetir gutta percha plantation industry in Sukabumi are the cultural traces of colonial heritage from the Dutch East Indies Government era, which are important historical evidence of the existence of an export commodity trading industry that sells well in the world market. The research method used is the archaeological research method with historical approach and applying structure concepts for analysis and interpretation. Data collection techniques adapted to the framework of industrial archaeology. The results obtained are traces of the old culture as tangible traces, in the form of buildings, structures, remaining foundations, and other artifacts. The old gutta percha plantation building has a typical plantation architectural style that emphasizes function and simplicity. These tangible traces lie within the industrial cultural landscape, as a blend of natural and industrial landscapes. Then traces of intangibles in the form of stages of the production process in the plantation and in the factory and the company's organizational structure which was hierarchical and racial in the past.
Based on GPS and InSAR data, it is known that there is land subsidence in the Bandung Basin of 1.1 - 16.9 cm/year (GPS) and 0.9 - 1.7 cm/year (InSAR). Several types of land subsidence can be expected to occur in the Bandung Basin. However, the detailed characteristics and exact mechanism of land subsidence from a geological perspective in the Bandung Basin are still unknown. Two factors that can cause land subsidence are groundwater extraction and natural consolidation. It is known that there has been a significant decrease in groundwater levels in Bandung since the 1970s due to the very high intensity of groundwater extraction. It is also known that the Bandung Basin comprises one of them, the Kosambi Formation, which consists of organic clays with very high compressibility and undergoes a natural consolidation. Based on these facts, we determine the distribution of land subsidence rates due to groundwater extraction and natural consolidation, along with the percentage of their respective contributions in the Bandung Basin. Research materials include groundwater level depth data and organic clay consolidation data from previous studies. The results showed that the average land subsidence rate due to groundwater extraction was 1.85 cm/year, with a contribution percentage of 44.30%. In comparison, the average land subsidence rate due to natural consolidation was 0.92 cm/year, with a contribution percentage of 15.76%.
21 February 2026 in Journal of Asian and African Studies
Plantation cultural landscapes, characterized by tangible cultural elements, often reveal distinct physical boundaries that reflect social hierarchies. This study focuses on the Tambaksari Plantation in Subang, West Java, Indonesia, employing the frameworks of industrial archeology and the concept of boundaries. It argues that physical boundaries within colonial plantation settlements symbolized the social divisions between plantation managers and workers, as well as between colonizers and the colonized. As integral components of the cultural landscape, these settlements seamlessly integrated natural and industrial elements through meticulously planned building layouts. Structures were arranged in clusters according to profession and social status, highlighting the polarized social stratification of colonial plantation society. Upper-class managers, predominantly white Europeans, occupied privileged spaces, while lower-class workers, comprising colonized indigenous Indonesians, resided in more modest accommodations. These physical boundaries, rooted in ethnic and class distinctions, evolved in response to broader social, political, and cultural changes within and beyond the plantation context.
Based on GPS and InSAR data, it is known that there is land subsidence in the Bandung Basin of 1.1 - 16.9 cm/year (GPS) and 0.9 - 1.7 cm/year (InSAR). Several types of land subsidence can be expected to occur in the Bandung Basin. However, the detailed characteristics and exact mechanism of land subsidence from a geological perspective in the Bandung Basin are still unknown. Two factors that can cause land subsidence are groundwater extraction and natural consolidation. It is known that there has been a significant decrease in groundwater levels in Bandung since the 1970s due to the very high intensity of groundwater extraction. It is also known that the Bandung Basin comprises one of them, the Kosambi Formation, which consists of organic clays with very high compressibility and undergoes a natural consolidation. Based on these facts, we determine the distribution of land subsidence rates due to groundwater extraction and natural consolidation, along with the percentage of their respective contributions in the Bandung Basin. Research materials include groundwater level depth data and organic clay consolidation data from previous studies. The results showed that the average land subsidence rate due to groundwater extraction was 1.85 cm/year, with a contribution percentage of 44.30%. In comparison, the average land subsidence rate due to natural consolidation was 0.92 cm/year, with a contribution percentage of 15.76%.