The authors examine the effects of external forcing agents such as greenhouse gases (GHGs) and aerosols, as well as solar variability and ozone, on global land monsoon precipitation by using a coupled climate model HadGEM1, which was developed by the Met Office Hadley Centre for Climate Research. The results indicate that HadGEM1 performs well in simulating the observed decreasing trend of global land monsoon precipitation over the past 50 years. This trend mainly occurred in the Northern Hemisphere and is ...
【英文摘要】
The authors examine the effects of external forcing agents such as greenhouse gases (GHGs) and aerosols, as well as solar variability and ozone, on global land monsoon precipitation by using a coupled climate model HadGEM1, which was developed by the Met Office Hadley Centre for Climate Research. The results indicate that HadGEM1 performs well in simulating the observed decreasing trend of global land monsoon precipitation over the past 50 years. This trend mainly occurred in the Northern Hemisphere and is ...
【基金】
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under GrantNos. 40625014, 40821092, and 90711004;
the National Basic Research Program of China (2006CB403603);
the China Meteorological Administration (GYHY200706010,GYHY200706005)
【更新日期】
2010-04-02
【分类号】
P468.024
【正文快照】
1. Introduction The monsoon is an important aspect of the global climate system. About two-thirds of humanity inhab- its the monsoon region; the economy and society across the region are greatly influenced by the evolution and variability of the monsoon (