Synchronous or asynchronous Holocene Indian and East Asian summer monsoon evolution: A synthesis on Holocene Asian summer monsoon simulations, records and modern monsoon indices

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 116, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-40

  Li, Yu ^a   Wang, Nai'ang ^a   Zhou, Xuehua ^a   Zhang, Chengqi ^a   Wang, Yue ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Climate simulations; East Asian summer monsoon; Holocene; Indian summer monsoon; Monsoon index; Speleothem records; Westerly winds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894375791     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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