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dc.contributor.authorSaraswat, R.
dc.contributor.authorNigam, R.
dc.contributor.authorCorrege, T.
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-05T10:46:54Z
dc.date.available2014-03-05T10:46:54Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationPalaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, vol.397; 2014; 1-6
dc.identifier.otherno
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4474
dc.description.abstractThe evolution of the monsoon is briefly summarized taking into account previous studies conducted on both terrestrial and marine records recovered from the Indian subcontinent and the adjoining seas. While the initiation of the monsoon is debated, it seems clear that a major intensification of the summer monsoon occurred at ~ 8.2 Ma. A seasonal monsoon circulation with distinct summer and winter monsoon phases was established at ~ 2.8 Ma. In the Late Quaternary, the summer monsoon weakens during glacial periods as compared to interglacial periods. The centennial to sub-centennial scale changes in the monsoon during both glacial and interglacial periods suggest strong links between high latitude processes and the tropical monsoon and its role in modulating northern hemispheric climate. The glacial terminations are marked by weak monsoon activity. The summer monsoon weakened during the Middle Holocene after the Early Holocene optimum. A change in the monsoon intensity though alters the salinity of the seas surrounding India, the quantitative paleosalinity reconstructions still have large associated uncertainties and an effort should be made to lower them.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
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dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2013] Elsevier
dc.subjectpalaeoclimatology
dc.subjectmonsoons
dc.subjectpalaeosalinity
dc.subjectforaminifera
dc.subjectmicropalaeontology
dc.titleA glimpse of the Quaternary monsoon history from India and adjoining seas
dc.typeJournal Article


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