The Asian monsoon
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The Asian monsoon
(Springer-Praxis books in environmental sciences)
Springer , published in association with Praxis, c2006
Available at 15 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [685]-779) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is a timely, interdisciplinary scientific overview of the atmosphere, the ocean and the land surface as it interacts with physical, chemical and biological processes. The high level of detail sets it apart from other studies of monsoon meteorology. The text includes analysis of paleoclimate records, human influences on the monsoon climate and the economic impacts of the monsoon on economies and to human health.
Table of Contents
1. Elementary monsoon physics.- 2. Monsoon as coupled atmosphere-ocean-land system.- 3. Global aspects and Asian monsoon circulations systems.- 4. Mean annual cycle of the Asian monsoon.- 5. Severe weather events in Asian monsoon.- 6. Intraseasonal Oscillation.- 7. Interannual variations and ENSO-AM interaction.- 8. Interdecadal variability.- 9. Paleo-monsoon variations.- 10. Numerical modeling and prediction.- 11. Anthropogenic changes.- 12. Monsoon environments.- Appendices: Statistical analysis approaches.
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