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This open access book discusses the impact of human-induced global
climate change on the regional climate and monsoons of the Indian
subcontinent, adjoining Indian Ocean and the Himalayas. It
documents the regional climate change projections based on the
climate models used in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) and
climate change modeling studies using the IITM Earth System Model
(ESM) and CORDEX South Asia datasets. The IPCC assessment reports,
published every 6-7 years, constitute important reference materials
for major policy decisions on climate change, adaptation, and
mitigation. While the IPCC assessment reports largely provide a
global perspective on climate change, the focus on regional climate
change aspects is considerably limited. The effects of climate
change over the Indian subcontinent involve complex physical
processes on different space and time scales, especially given that
the mean climate of this region is generally shaped by the Indian
monsoon and the unique high-elevation geographical features such as
the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, the Tibetan Plateau and the
adjoining Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal. This book
also presents policy relevant information based on robust
scientific analysis and assessments of the observed and projected
future climate change over the Indian region.
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