The Asian Monsoon

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Wang, Bin (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Meteorology.; Atmospheric sciences.; Climate change.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Air pollution.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Climate Change.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.

Satellite observations and computing technology have advanced our understanding of the monsoon climate enormously in the last two decades. The author provides an update of the knowledge gained over this period, presenting the modern morphology and the physical principles of monsoon climate variation...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• One
• The coupled monsoon system
• The Asian monsoon: Global perspectives
• The Asian winter monsoon
• Two
• Synoptic systems and weather
• Intraseasonal variability
• Interannual variability of the Asian monsoon
• The Asian monsoon: Interdecadal variability
• Three
• Mesoscale processes
• Large-scale atmospheric dynamics
• Variation of the Asian monsoon water vapor budget: Interaction with the global-scale modes
• Land-atmosphere interaction
• Interactions between the Asian monsoon and the El Niño/Southern Oscillation
• Effects of the Tibetan Plateau
• Four
• Seasonal climate prediction of Indian summer monsoon
• Dynamic seasonal prediction and predictability of the monsoon
• Five
• Extending the historical record by proxy
• Asian monsoons in the future
• The Asian monsoon — agriculture and economy.