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The Asian monsoon and associated river systems supply the water
that sustains a large portion of humanity, and has enabled Asia to
become home to some of the oldest and most productive farming
systems on Earth. This book uses climate data and environmental
models to provide a detailed review of variations in the Asian
monsoon since the mid-Holocene, and its impacts on farming systems
and human settlement. Future changes to the monsoon due to
anthropogenically-driven global warming are also discussed. Faced
with greater rainfall and more cyclones in South Asia, as well as
drying in North China and regional rising sea levels, understanding
how humans have developed resilient strategies in the past to
climate variations is critical. Containing important implications
for the large populations and booming economies in the Indo-Pacific
region, this book is an important resource for researchers and
graduate students studying the climate, environmental history,
agronomy and archaeology of Asia.
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 never been more marked. The Asian
Monsoon describes the evolution of the monsoon, and proposes a
connection between the tectonic evolution of the solid Earth and
monsoon intensity. The authors explain how the monsoon has been
linked to orbital processes and thus to other parts of the global
climate system, especially glaciation. Finally, they summarize how
monsoon evolution since the last Ice Age has impacted human
societies, as well as commenting on the potential impact of future
climate change. This book presents a multi-disciplinary overview of
the monsoon for advanced students and researchers in atmospheric
science, climatology, oceanography, geophysics, and geomorphology.
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