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Dominant control of the South Asian monsoon by orographic insulation versus plateau heating [1]

The elevation of the Tibetan plateau is thought to cause its surface to serve as a heat source that drives the South Asian summer monsoon, potentially coupling uplift of the plateau to climate changes on geologic timescales.

Publication Date: 
14/01/2010
William R. Boos [2], Zhiming Kuang [3]
Nature [4]
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Tags:
Himalaya [5], Atmosphere And Ozone Layer [6], Monsoons [7], India [8], South Asia [9]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/william-r-boos
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/zhiming-kuang
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere-and-ozone-layer
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia