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OverviewThe East Asian summer monsoon has complex space and time structures that are distinct from the South Asian summer monsoon. It covers both subtropics and midlatitudes and its rainfall tends to be concentrated in rain belts that stretch for many thousands of kilometers and affect China, Japan, Korea, and the surrounding areas. The circulation of the East Asian winter monsoon encompasses a large meridional domain with cold air outbreaks emanating from the Siberian high and penetrates deeply into the equatorial Maritime Continent region, where the center of maximum rainfall has long been recognized as a major planetary scale heat source that provides a significant amount of energy which drives the global circulation during boreal winter. The East Asian summer monsoon is also closely linked with the West Pacific summer monsoon. Both are part of the global climate system and are affected by El NinoBSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) and surface temperature variations in the western Pacific and surrounding oceans, the tropospheric biennial oscillation, and the South Asian summer monsoon. In addition, typhoons in the western North Pacific are most active during the East Asian summer monsoon. They may be considered as a component of the East Asian summer monsoon as they contribute substantial amounts of rainfall and have major impacts on the region. Because of its impacts on nearly one-third of the world's population and on the global climate system (including effects on the climate change), the study of the East Asian monsoon has received increased attention both in East Asian countries and in the United States. This book presents reviews of recent research on the subject. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Chih-pei Chang (National Taiwan Univ, Taiwan & Naval Postgraduate School, Usa)Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Volume: 2 Dimensions: Width: 19.70cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 1.365kg ISBN: 9789812387691ISBN 10: 9812387692 Pages: 572 Publication Date: 09 November 2004 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationChih-Pei Chang is a Distinguished Professor of the US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. He received his BS from National Taiwan University in 1966 and PhD from the University of Washington in 1972. He is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and received the Clarence Meisinger Award in 1983 and the Hong Kong Observatory 120th Anniversary Distinguished Meteorologist Award in 2003. He was a Co-Editor of Monsoon Meteorology, Oxford University Press, 1987; and has served on the Editorial Boards of Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (US), Papers in Meteorological Research (Taiwan), Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (China), and World Scientific Publishing Company (Singapore). He is currently Chairman of World Meteorological Organization's International Panel for East Asian Monsoon. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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