The Asian monsoon causes, history and effects
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 nev...
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Cambridge University Press
2008
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Inhaltsangabe:
- The meteorology of monsoons
- Controls on the Asian monsoon over tectonic timescales
- Monsoon evolution on tectonic timescales
- Monsoon evolution on orbital timescales
- Erosional impact of the Asian monsoon
- The late holocene monsoon and human society