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The Role of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau Within the Asian Monsoon System
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP) and Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) workshop on the role of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau within the Asian ...
Modeling of Regional Hydroclimate Change over the Indian Subcontinent: Impact of the Expanding Thar Desert
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he Thar Desert between northwestern India and Pakistan is the most densely populated desert region in the world, and the vast surrounding areas are affected by rapid soil degradation and vegetation loss. The impact of an ...
Absorbing Aerosols and Summer Monsoon Evolution over South Asia: An Observational Portrayal
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The South Asian haze builds up from December to May, is mostly of anthropogenic origin, and absorbs part of the solar radiation. The influence of interannual variations of absorbing aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic Plain ...
Factors Contributing to Record-Breaking Heat Waves over the Great Plains during the 1930s Dust Bowl
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractRecord-breaking summer heat waves were experienced across the contiguous United States during the decade-long ?Dust Bowl? drought in the 1930s. Using high-quality daily temperature observations, the Dust Bowl heat ...
The Dynamics of Observed Lee Waves over the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Asian Anthropogenic Aerosol Forcing Played a Key Role in the Multidecadal Increase in Australian Summer Monsoon Rainfall
Publisher: American Meteorological Society