Impact of Indochina Deforestation on the East Asian Summer Monsoon

• Published in: Journal of climate Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 1366 - 1380
• Main Authors: Sen, Omer Lutfi, Wang, Yuqing, Wang, Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 15.03.2004
• Subjects: Climate change; Climate models; Climatic zones; Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change; Deforestation; Drying; Earth, ocean, space; Environmental impact; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Meteorology; Monsoons; Rain; Rainfall; Rainy seasons; Reforestation; Summer; Surface areas; Tropical rain forests; Vegetation cover; Water vapor; Wind; Wind speed; Far East; China; Indochina; Asia; Deforestation; Climatology; rainfall; Geopotential height; Wind velocity; Summer; vegetation; Climate models; Modeling; Summer monsoon; climate modification; Asia; water vapor; Surface pressure; Mixing ratio

This paper describes a study that investigates the local and remote effects of Indochina deforestation on the east Asian summer monsoon. During the summer months, the peninsula is subject to strong monsoonal flow whose downstream rainfall is of vital importance for China, where a significant fractio...