The greening of Northwest Indian subcontinent and reduction of dust abundance resulting from Indian summer monsoon revival

The trends of both rainfall and circulation strength of the Indian summer monsoon has been reviving since 2002. Here, using observational data, we demonstrate a statistically significant greening over the Northwest Indian Subcontinent and a consequent decline in dust abundance due to the monsoon rev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jin, Qinjian, Wang, Chien
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Global Change Science
Format: Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115216
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3979-4747