Peter D. Plumb Clift: The Asian Monsoon

Cover: 9781107630192 | The Asian Monsoon | Causes, History and Effects | Clift (u. a.) | Buch

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Beschreibung

The Asian monsoon is one of the most dramatic climatic phenomena on Earth, with far-reaching environmental and societal effects. Almost two thirds of humanity lives within regions influenced by the monsoon. With the emerging Asian economies, the importance of the region to the global economy has never been more marked. The Asian Monsoon describes the evolution of the monsoon, and proposes a connection between the tectonic evolution of the solid Earth and monsoon intensity. The authors explain how the monsoon has been linked to orbital processes and thus to other parts of the global climate system, especially glaciation. Finally, they summarize how monsoon evolution since the last Ice Age has impacted human societies, as well as commenting on the potential impact of future climate change. This book presents a multi-disciplinary overview of the monsoon for advanced students and researchers in atmospheric science, climatology, oceanography, geophysics, and geomorphology.

Über den Autor

Peter Clift is Kilgour Professor in the School of Geosciences at the University of Aberdeen, a Research Affilliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a visiting professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou. His research focuses on the integration of marine and terrestrial data sets to understand how the monsoon changes with time. He has authored over 100 peer reviewed papers and has acted as lead editor on two other books, as well as a special collection concerning the monsoon for Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. He is co-leader of IGCP 476 'Monsoons and Tectonics'.

Zusammenfassung

The Asian Monsoon describes the causes, evolution and far-reaching effects of one of the most dramatic climatic phenomena on Earth. The book presents a multi-disciplinary overview of the monsoon for advanced students and researchers in atmospheric science, climatology, oceanography, geophysics, and geomorphology.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; 1. The meteorology of monsoons; 2. Controls on the Asian monsoon over tectonic timescales; 3. Monsoon evolution on tectonic timescales; 4. Monsoon evolution on orbital timescales; 5. Erosional impact of the Asian monsoon; 6. The late Holocene monsoon and human society; References; Index.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Fachbereich:	Geologie
Genre:	Geowissenschaften
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781107630192
ISBN-10:	1107630193
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Clift, Peter D. Plumb Plumb, R. Alan
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Maße:	244 x 170 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Peter D. Plumb Clift (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	08.10.2013
Gewicht:	0,498 kg

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