Tectonic and climatic drivers of Asian monsoon evolution

The drivers of monsoon systems in the past are not well known. Here, the authors present a model-based reconstruction of the last 30 million years and show that the south east Asian monsoon evolution is dominated by orographic development while the strength of the Indian Summer monsoon is controlled...

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Main Authors: James R. Thomson, Philip B. Holden, Pallavi Anand, Neil R. Edwards, Cécile A. Porchier, Nigel B. W. Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24244-z
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Summary:The drivers of monsoon systems in the past are not well known. Here, the authors present a model-based reconstruction of the last 30 million years and show that the south east Asian monsoon evolution is dominated by orographic development while the strength of the Indian Summer monsoon is controlled by a combination of factors.
ISSN:2041-1723