The Asian Monsoon: Causes, History and Effects

by R. Alan Plumb and Peter D. Clift

Book Overview

The Asian monsoon is one of the most dramatic climatic phenomena on Earth, with far reaching environmental and societal effects. Almost two thirds of humanity lives within regions influenced by the monsoon. With the emerging Asian economies, the importance of the region to the global economy has never been more marked. The Asian Monsoon describes the evolution of the monsoon, and proposes a connection between the tectonic evolution of the solid Earth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107630193
• ISBN13: 9781107630192
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"