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Short-term modulation of Indian summer monsoon rainfall by West Asian dust
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In this paper, an analysis of satellite data and global climate model simulations suggests that dust aerosol levels over the Arabian Sea, West Asia and the Arabian Peninsula are positively correlated with the intensity of the Indian summer monsoon.Abstract:
The Indian summer monsoon is influenced by numerous factors, including aerosol-induced changes to clouds, surface and atmospheric heating, and atmospheric circulation. An analysis of satellite data and global climate model simulations suggests that dust aerosol levels over the Arabian Sea, West Asia and the Arabian Peninsula are positively correlated with the intensity of the Indian summer monsoon.read more
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Anthropogenic aerosols and the weakening of the South Asian summer monsoon
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Climate Effects of Black Carbon Aerosols in China and India
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Flood or drought: How do aerosols affect precipitation?
Daniel Rosenfeld,Ulrike Lohmann,Graciela B. Raga,Colin D. O'Dowd,Markku Kulmala,Sandro Fuzzi,Anni Reissell,Meinrat O. Andreae +7 more
TL;DR: A conceptual model is proposed that explains this apparent dichotomy of pristine tropical clouds with low CCN concentrations rain out too quickly to mature into long-lived clouds and heavily polluted clouds evaporate much of their water before precipitation can occur.
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Sensitivity of climate simulations to the parameterization of cumulus convection in the Canadian climate centre general circulation model
TL;DR: In this paper, a simplified cumulus parameterization scheme, suitable for use in GCMs, is presented, based on a plume ensemble concept similar to that originally proposed by Arakawa and Schubert (1974).
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Increasing Trend of Extreme Rain Events Over India in a Warming Environment
TL;DR: A substantial increase in hazards related to heavy rain is expected over central India in the future as a result of rising global surface temperature and significant rising trends in the frequency and the magnitude of extreme rain events are shown.