The effects of tectonic uplift on the evolution of Asian summer monsoon climate since Pliocene

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2817-2828

  Zhang, Ran ^a,c   Liu, Xiao Dong ^a,b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

African plateau; Asian summer monsoon; Pliocene; Tectonic uplift; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE VARIATION; MONSOON; PLATE TECTONICS; PLIOCENE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SUMMER; UPLIFT;

CHINA; EAST AFRICAN PLATEAU; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 79957854314     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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