Discovery of North America’s role in Asia’s monsoons offers new insights into climate change (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Discovery of North America’s role in Asia’s monsoons offers new insights into climate change

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  1. Idealized continental and orographic configuration. The abbreviations represent continents of Eurasia (Eura), India (Ind), Africa (Afr), Australia (Aus), Antarctica (Ant), North America (NA) and South America (SA). Shading indicates land-sea-mountain mask: green for land (0 m elevation), light blue for ocean, and copper for elevated terrain (Tibet, up to 4,500 m). Dashed rectangles indicate analysis domains: brown for East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM) region; purple for Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) region (same in the following figures).

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