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Holocene climate variability and Indian Summer Monsoon

An overview

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ID12265628
AuthorsUpasana S Banerji (0000-0001-5536-1442, National Centre for Earth Science Studies, corresponding author), P Arulbalaji (National Centre for Earth Science Studies), D Padmalal (National Centre for Earth Science Studies)
Year2020
Volume30
Issue5
Pages744-773
Publication date2020-01-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Holocene (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-6836 • E-ISSN: 1477-0911
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0959683619895577
OpenAlexW2999349397
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited315

The response of the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) to forcing factors and climate variables has not yet fully explored, even though the ISM plays a pivotal role in the socio-economics of the Indian subcontinent and nearby areas. The ISM progression over Indian landmass is a manifestation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) migration over the northern Indian Ocean and the Indian subcontinent. The recent anomalous behaviour of ISM raises the need for a better understanding of its spatio-temporal changes during the ongoing interglacial period termed as the Holocene period. The Holocene period has been classified further based on the globally observed abrupt climatic events at 8.2 and 4.2 ka. The 8.2 ka global cooling events have been recorded from northern Indian Ocean marine archives but limited records from the continental archives of the Indian landmass has demonstrated the 8.2 ka event. At the same time, the 4.2 ka dry climate has been endorsed by both marine as well as continental records and agrees with the global studies. During the ‘Little Ice Age’ (LIA), in the India subcontinent, wet conditions prevailed in the northern, central and western regions while a dry climate existed over the greater part of peninsular India. The present review offers an account of ISM signatures and possible mechanisms associated with the monsoon variability in the Indian subcontinent and the northern Indian Ocean during the Holocene period

Ancient history · Climate change · Climatology · Geography · Holocene · Indian subcontinent · Interglacial · Intertropical Convergence Zone · Meteorology · Monsoon · Monsoon of South Asia · Period (music · Physical geography · Precipitation · Quaternary · Geological formations and processes · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology

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