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1 online resource (576 pages)
ISBN:
9789812701411
Series Statement:
World Scientific Series on Asia-Pacific Weather and Climate Ser v.2
Content:
The East Asian summer monsoon has complex space and time structures that are distinct from the South Asian summer monsoon. It covers both subtropics and midlatitudes and its rainfall tends to be concentrated in rain belts that stretch for many thousands of kilometers and affect China, Japan, Korea, and the surrounding areas. The circulation of the East Asian winter monsoon encompasses a large meridional domain with cold air outbreaks emanating from the Siberian high and penetrates deeply into the equatorial Maritime Continent region, where the center of maximum rainfall has long been recognized as a major planetary scale heat source that provides a significant amount of energy which drives the global circulation during boreal winter. The East Asian summer monsoon is also closely linked with the West Pacific summer monsoon. Both are part of the global climate system and are affected by El Nino?Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and surface temperature variations in the western Pacific and surrounding oceans, the tropospheric biennial oscillation, and the South Asian summer monsoon. In addition, typhoons in the western North Pacific are most active during the East Asian summer monsoon. They may be considered as a component of the East Asian summer monsoon as they contribute substantial amounts of rainfall and have major impacts on the region. Because of its impacts on nearly one-third of the worldâs population and on the global climate system (including effects on the climate change), the study of the East Asian monsoon has received increased attention both in East Asian countries and in the United States. This book presents reviews of recent research on the subject.
Content:
Intro -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- Part I East Asian Summer and Winter Monsoon -- 1. SEASONAL MARCH OF THE EAST-ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Climatological Aspects of the Summer Monsoon Onset over the South China Sea -- 3. The Onset of the East Asian Summer Monsoon during the 1998 SCSMEX -- 4. Seasonal Advance and Retreat of the East-Asian Summer Monsoon -- 5. The Climatological Aspect of the Moisture Transport of the East-Asian Summer Monsoon -- 6. Summary and Discussion of the Physical Processes and Mechanisms Related to the Onset and the Seasonal March of the East Asian Summer Monsoon -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2. THE EAST ASIA WINTER MONSOON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Climatology of the East Asia Winter -- 3. Monsoon Surges -- 4. Explosive Cyclogenesis off the East Asian Continent -- 5. Variations of the EAWM -- 6. Overall Summary and Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3. MARITIME CONTINENT MONSOON: ANNUAL CYCLE AND BOREAL WINTER VARIABILITY -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Annual Cycle and Seasonal March of Rainfall -- 3. Interannual Variations -- 4. Boreal Winter Convection and Synoptic and Intraseasonal Variations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part II Interannual Variations -- 4. INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY, GLOBAL TELECONNECTION, AND POTENTIAL PREDICTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Interannual Variability of the ASM -- 3. Teleconnection Dynamics -- 4. Extratropical Climate Modes -- 5. ASM Rainfall Predictability -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- 5. EAST ASIAN MONSOON-ENSO INTERACTIONS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Spatial-Temporal Structures of the EASM Variability -- 3. Impact of El Niño (La Niña) on the EA-WNP Monsoon -- 4. Impacts of the East Asian Monsoon on ENSO Evolution -- 5. Interdecadal Changes of the EAM-ENSO Relationship -- 6. Concluding Remarks.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789812387691
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe East Asian monsoon Singapore [u.a.] : World Scientific, 2004 ISBN 9812387692
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789812387691
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
Keywords:
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