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Changes in the human-monsoon system of East Asia in the context of global change [[electronic resource] /] / editors Congbin Fu, J.R. Freney, J.W.B. Stewart
| Changes in the human-monsoon system of East Asia in the context of global change [[electronic resource] /] / editors Congbin Fu, J.R. Freney, J.W.B. Stewart |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.695 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FuCongbin
FreneyJ. R (John Raymond) StewartJ. W. B |
| Collana | Monsoon Asia integrated regional study on global change |
| Soggetto topico |
Monsoons - East Asia
Climatic changes - East Asia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 981-283-242-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Variability of Monsoon; 2. Atmospheric Composition; 3. Land Use Change; 4. Marine/Coastal Systems; 5. Driving Forces; Part I Variability of Monsoon; 1. Thermal-Dynamical E.ects of the Tibetan Plateau on the East Asian Monsoon Guoxiong Wu, Qiong Zhang, Anmin Duan and Jiangyu Mao E-mail: zhq@lasg.iap.ac.in; 1. Introduction; 2. Seasonal Transition of the Asian Monsoon; 3. Summer Climate over Subtropical Asia; 3.1. Summer heating and corresponding circulation; 3.2. Influence of mountain waves
4. Effects on Bimodality of the South Asian High in Summer4.1. Bimodality of the South Asian high; 4.2. Bimodality and the climate anomaly; 5. Discussion; Literature Cited; 2. Paleo-Monsoon Variations in East Asia Reconstructed from Terrestrial Records Li Li and Zhisheng An E-mail: anzs@loess.llqg.ac.cn; 1. Introduction; 2. History; 3. Past Monsoon Variability; 4. Discussion; Literature Cited; 3. Paleo-Monsoon Evolution and Variability Derived from Deep-Sea Sediments Pinxian Wang E-mail: pxwang@online.sh.cn; 1. Introduction; 2. Monsoon Evolution at Tectonic Time Scales 2.1. Land-sea distribution and initiation of the Asian monsoon system2.2. Uplift of plateau and stepwise development of monsoons; 3. Monsoon Response to Glacial Cycles; 3.1. Use of monsoon proxies; 3.2. Geographic di.erences in monsoon records; 3.3. Orbital forcing of monsoon variations; 4. Monsoon Variations at Millennial and Decadal Scales; 4.1. Millennial-scale variations; 4.2. Centennial- and decadal-scale variations; 5. Conclusions; Literature Cited 4. Late Quaternary Paleoclimate Simulations and Model Comparisons for the East Asian Monsoon Ge Yu, Sandy P. Harrison, Xing Chen and Yingqun Zheng E-mail: geyu33@hotmail.com1. Introduction; 2. Data Synthesis; 2.1. Chinese lake status database; 2.2. BIOME 6000 data sets for China; 2.3. Loess records; 3. Paleoclimate Simulations; 3.1. 6,000 years ago; 3.2. 21,000 years ago; 3.3. 35,000 years ago; 4. Implications; Literature Cited; 5. El Ni ̃no and the Southern Oscillation-Monsoon Interaction and Interannual Climate Chongyin Li and Ronghui Huang E-mail: lcy@lasg.iap.ac.cn; 1. Introduction 2. Impacts of ENSO on the Asian Monsoon2.1. East Asian summer monsoon and ENSO; 2.1.1. Interannual variability of rainfall; 2.1.2. Impact of ENSO on summer rainfall; 2.2. East Asian winter monsoon and ENSO; 3. The Forced ENSO by an Anomalous Winter Monsoon; 3.1. Occurrence of ENSO and anomalous East Asian winter monsoon; 3.2. Dynamical impact of anomalous winter monsoon; 3.3. Numerical simulation of anomalous winter monsoon exciting ENSO; 4. Variability of Relationship between Asian Monsoon and ENSO; 5. Interannual Climate Variability; 6. Conclusions; Literature Cited Part II Atmospheric Composition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455343203321 |
| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Changes in the human-monsoon system of East Asia in the context of global change [[electronic resource] /] / editors Congbin Fu, J.R. Freney, J.W.B. Stewart
| Changes in the human-monsoon system of East Asia in the context of global change [[electronic resource] /] / editors Congbin Fu, J.R. Freney, J.W.B. Stewart |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.695 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FuCongbin
FreneyJ. R (John Raymond) StewartJ. W. B |
| Collana | Monsoon Asia integrated regional study on global change |
| Soggetto topico |
Monsoons - East Asia
Climatic changes - East Asia |
| ISBN | 981-283-242-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Variability of Monsoon; 2. Atmospheric Composition; 3. Land Use Change; 4. Marine/Coastal Systems; 5. Driving Forces; Part I Variability of Monsoon; 1. Thermal-Dynamical E.ects of the Tibetan Plateau on the East Asian Monsoon Guoxiong Wu, Qiong Zhang, Anmin Duan and Jiangyu Mao E-mail: zhq@lasg.iap.ac.in; 1. Introduction; 2. Seasonal Transition of the Asian Monsoon; 3. Summer Climate over Subtropical Asia; 3.1. Summer heating and corresponding circulation; 3.2. Influence of mountain waves
4. Effects on Bimodality of the South Asian High in Summer4.1. Bimodality of the South Asian high; 4.2. Bimodality and the climate anomaly; 5. Discussion; Literature Cited; 2. Paleo-Monsoon Variations in East Asia Reconstructed from Terrestrial Records Li Li and Zhisheng An E-mail: anzs@loess.llqg.ac.cn; 1. Introduction; 2. History; 3. Past Monsoon Variability; 4. Discussion; Literature Cited; 3. Paleo-Monsoon Evolution and Variability Derived from Deep-Sea Sediments Pinxian Wang E-mail: pxwang@online.sh.cn; 1. Introduction; 2. Monsoon Evolution at Tectonic Time Scales 2.1. Land-sea distribution and initiation of the Asian monsoon system2.2. Uplift of plateau and stepwise development of monsoons; 3. Monsoon Response to Glacial Cycles; 3.1. Use of monsoon proxies; 3.2. Geographic di.erences in monsoon records; 3.3. Orbital forcing of monsoon variations; 4. Monsoon Variations at Millennial and Decadal Scales; 4.1. Millennial-scale variations; 4.2. Centennial- and decadal-scale variations; 5. Conclusions; Literature Cited 4. Late Quaternary Paleoclimate Simulations and Model Comparisons for the East Asian Monsoon Ge Yu, Sandy P. Harrison, Xing Chen and Yingqun Zheng E-mail: geyu33@hotmail.com1. Introduction; 2. Data Synthesis; 2.1. Chinese lake status database; 2.2. BIOME 6000 data sets for China; 2.3. Loess records; 3. Paleoclimate Simulations; 3.1. 6,000 years ago; 3.2. 21,000 years ago; 3.3. 35,000 years ago; 4. Implications; Literature Cited; 5. El Ni ̃no and the Southern Oscillation-Monsoon Interaction and Interannual Climate Chongyin Li and Ronghui Huang E-mail: lcy@lasg.iap.ac.cn; 1. Introduction 2. Impacts of ENSO on the Asian Monsoon2.1. East Asian summer monsoon and ENSO; 2.1.1. Interannual variability of rainfall; 2.1.2. Impact of ENSO on summer rainfall; 2.2. East Asian winter monsoon and ENSO; 3. The Forced ENSO by an Anomalous Winter Monsoon; 3.1. Occurrence of ENSO and anomalous East Asian winter monsoon; 3.2. Dynamical impact of anomalous winter monsoon; 3.3. Numerical simulation of anomalous winter monsoon exciting ENSO; 4. Variability of Relationship between Asian Monsoon and ENSO; 5. Interannual Climate Variability; 6. Conclusions; Literature Cited Part II Atmospheric Composition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778078703321 |
| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change in Asia [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives on the future climate regime / / edited by Yasuko Kameyama ... [et al.]
| Climate change in Asia [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives on the future climate regime / / edited by Yasuko Kameyama ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : United Nations University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.695 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KameyamaYasuko |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Asia
Climatic changes - Government policy - Asia Sustainable development - Environmental aspects - Asia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-808-7121-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Figures and tables""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Part I The imperatives of ��beyond 2012��""; ""1 Introduction: Climate change and sustainable development in Asia""; ""Climate change: From science to politics""; ""The long-term insights of climate change""; ""Climate change and development: The policy nexus""; ""The research agenda""; ""Structure of the book""; ""Note""; ""2 Evolution of debates over the ��beyond 2012�� climate regime""; ""Introduction""; ""Evolution of debate: Three stages""; ""Conclusion""
""3 The long-term challenge of climate change � Possible allocations for Japan and Asian countries in 2050""""Introduction""; ""International trends on mid-to long-term targets""; ""A policy support tool and scenario-planning approach in preparation for calculating country- based emission caps""; ""Four paradigms of international political change""; ""International political change scenarios and differentiation schemes""; ""Differentiating GHG emissions: Asian challenges for 2050""; ""Conclusion and further work""; ""Notes"" ""Part II Country studies on processes for ��beyond 2012��""""4 Development and climate change policy-making process in Bangladesh""; ""Introduction""; ""Key features of Bangladesh""; ""Key characteristics of the policy-making process""; ""National climate change policy""; ""On ��beyond 2012��""; ""5 China: Policy-making process on climate change""; ""Review of existing situation""; ""On process""; ""Note""; ""6 India: Sustainable development and climate change policy contexts""; ""Introduction""; ""Poverty reduction and sustainable development policies in India"" ""National climate policy: Conspicuous by its absence""""India and the post-2012 climate regime""; ""Climate change and sustainable development: Challenges and opportunities for India""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Notes""; ""7 Climate change policy-making process in Indonesia""; ""Country profile""; ""Indonesia and climate change""; ""Beyond 2012""; ""The way forward""; ""Note""; ""8 The ��beyond 2012�� debate in Japan""; ""Yasuko Kameyama""; ""National circumstances of Japan""; ""Sustainable development and poverty reduction: Japan�s perspective"" ""Climate change and Japan: Greenhouse gas emissions trend and climate policy""""Japan�s decision-making process in the past""; ""Current changes in Japan�s decision-making process""; ""Future climate institutions: Debates at domestic level""; ""Future climate institutions: Japan�s view at international level""; ""Conclusion: Towards the future""; ""9 The Republic of Korea: Growing awareness at the domestic level""; ""Sungin Na""; ""Introduction""; ""National circumstances: Review of socio- economic situation""; ""Sustainable development policies of Korea""; ""Climate change policies"" ""Climate regime beyond 2012"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454034303321 |
| New York, : United Nations University Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Himalayan Weather and Climate and their Impact on the Environment / / edited by A.P. Dimri, B. Bookhagen, M. Stoffel, T. Yasunari
| Himalayan Weather and Climate and their Impact on the Environment / / edited by A.P. Dimri, B. Bookhagen, M. Stoffel, T. Yasunari |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 577 p. 210 illus., 185 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina |
550
551.695 |
| Soggetto topico |
Physical geography
Sustainable development Climatology Hydrogeology Ecology Paleoecology Earth System Sciences Sustainable Development |
| ISBN | 3-030-29684-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Part I Weather and Climate -- 2. Chapter 1. Manifestations and contours of extreme high altitude climate change in the upper Karakoram Himalaya -- 3. Chapter 2. Changes in the large-scale circulations over north-west India -- 4. Chapter 3. Himalayan uplift and the Human evolution -- 5. Chapter 4. Projected Climate Change in the Himalayas during the 21st Century -- 6. Chapter 5. Dynamic Downscaling of Himalayan Climate -- 7. Chapter 6. Representation of the Himalayas in Weather and Climate models -- 8. Chapter 7. The Himalayan System: A Perspective -- 9. Chapter 8. Changes in pan evaporation and causative parameters: A case study from eastern Himalayan region -- 10. Chapter 9. Land atmosphere interaction over the Himalayan region -- 11. Chapter 10. Impact of Nino phases on the summer monsoon ISO modes of northwestern and eastern Himalaya -- 12. Chapter 11. Remotely-sensed rain and snowfall in the Himalaya -- 13. Part II. Paleoclimate -- 14. Chapter 12. Multi-proxy records of climate variations for the Himalaya -- 15. Chapter 13. Erosion in the Himalaya and its Coupling with Climate and Tectonics -- 16. Chapter 14. Tracking back the climatic variability and role of Indian winter monsoon in the central and western Himalaya: using proxy data -- 17. Chapter 15. Spatio-temporal variability of Stream flow in the Himalayan Region -- 18. Chapter 16. Quaternary glaciation of the Himalaya -- 19. Chapter 17. Geomorphological changes during Quaternary Period vis a vis role of climate and tectonics in Ladakh sector of Trans-Himalaya -- 20. Chapter 18. Climate and Source Identification of Organic Matter Using C/N Ratio in Freshwater Lakes of Kashmir Himalaya -- 21. Chapter 19. Deciphering Climate Variability over Western Himalaya Using Instrumental and Tree-ring Records -- 22. Part III. Snow, glaciers and hydrology -- 23. Chapter 20 Hydrology of cold-arid system cryosphere -- 24. Chapter 21. Glacio-hydrological model based on degree-day factor useful for the Himalayan River basins -- 25. Chapter 22. Observed changes in north west and central Himalayan cryosphere due to climate change -- 26. Chapter 23. Impacts of climate change on Himalayan glaciers: processes, predictions and uncertainties -- 27. Chapter 24. Hydrology of Himalayas -- 28. Chapter 25. Permafrost and seasonally frozen soil in the Himalaya -- 29. Chapter 26. Sensitivity of glaciers in part of the Suru basin, western Himalaya to ongoing climatic perturbations -- 30. Chapter 27. Floods and changes in their activity in the Indian Himalayan Region -- 31. Part IV. Ecology/Forestry -- 32. Chapter 28. Solving life on the move: developing a disperser functional classification for sub-Himalayan tropical forests -- 33. Chapter 29. Climate Change Trends and Ecosystem Resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalayas -- 34. Chapter 30. Social science perspectives on vulnerability to seasonal to interannual variability in the Himalayan region -- 35. Chapter 31. Issues of sustainability in a rapid warming Himalayas -- 36. Chapter 32. Challenges of Urban Growth Himalaya with Reference to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Mitigation. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910366627003321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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