Monsoon Evolution and Tectonics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Monsoon Evolution and Tectonics write by Peter D. Clift. This book was released on 2010. Monsoon Evolution and Tectonics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Earth's climate varies through geological time as a result of external, orbital processes, as well as the positions of continents, growth of mountains and the opening and closure of oceanic gateways. Climate modelling suggests that the intensity of the Asian monsoon should correlate, at least in part, with the uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalaya, as well as the evolution of gateways and the retreat of shallow seas in Central Asia. Long-term reconstructions of both mountain building and monsoon activity are key to testing the proposed links. This collection of papers presents a series of new studies documenting the variations of the Asian monsoon on orbital and tectonic timescales, together with the impact this has had on environmental conditions. The issue of which proxies are best suited to measuring monsoons is addressed, as is the effect that the monsoon has had on erosion and the formation of the stratigraphic record both on and offshore.
Monsoon Evolution and Tectonic-climate Linkage in Asia
Monsoon Evolution and Tectonic-climate Linkage in Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Monsoon Evolution and Tectonic-climate Linkage in Asia write by Peter D. Clift. This book was released on 2010. Monsoon Evolution and Tectonic-climate Linkage in Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Asian Monsoon
The Asian Monsoon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Asian Monsoon write by Peter D. Clift. This book was released on 2008. The Asian Monsoon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Tectonics, Climate, and Landscape Evolution
Tectonics, Climate, and Landscape Evolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tectonics, Climate, and Landscape Evolution write by Sean D. Willett. This book was released on 2006-01-01. Tectonics, Climate, and Landscape Evolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The Liwu River runs a short course; its channel head at the water divide in Taiwan's Central Range is a mere 35 km from its outflow into the Pacific Ocean. But in those short 35 km, the Liwu has carved one of the world's geographic wonders: the spectacular Taroko Gorge with marble and granite walls soaring nearly 1000 m above the river channel. Taroko Gorge was a fitting venue for a 2003 Penrose Conference that addressed the coupled processes of tectonics, climate, and landscape evolution. The young mountains, extreme weather, and dramatic landforms provided an appropriate backdrop to wide-ranging discussions of geomorphic processes, climate and meteorology, sediment generation and transport, the effects of erosion on tectonics, and new analytical and modeling tools used to address these processes and problems. This volume's papers extend that discussion, reaching across fields that have experienced rapid advances in the past decade."--Publisher's website.
The Asian Monsoon
The Asian Monsoon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Asian Monsoon write by Peter D. Clift. This book was released on 2014-05-29. The Asian Monsoon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
