East Asian Monsoon (World Scientific Series on Meteorology of East Asia)

The East Asian summer monsoon has complex space and time structures that are distinct from the South Asian summer monsoon. It covers both subtropics and midlatitudes and its rainfall tends to be concentrated in rain belts that stretch for many thousands of kilometers and affect China, Japan, Korea, and the surrounding areas. The circulation of the East Asian winter monsoon encompasses a large meridional domain with cold air outbreaks emanating from the Siberian high and penetrates deeply into the equatorial Maritime Continent region, where the center of maximum rainfall has long been recognized as a major planetary scale heat source that provides a significant amount of energy which drives the global circulation during boreal winter. The East Asian summer monsoon is also closely linked with the West Pacific summer monsoon. Both are part of the global climate system and are affected by El NinoBSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) and surface temperature variations in the western Pacific and surrounding oceans, the tropospheric biennial oscillation, and the South Asian summer monsoon. In addition, typhoons in the western North Pacific are most active during the East Asian summer monsoon. They may be considered as a component of the East Asian summer monsoon as they contribute substantial amounts of rainfall and have major impacts on the region. Because of its impacts on nearly one-third of the world's population and on the global climate system (including effects on the climate change), the study of the East Asian monsoon has received increased attention both in East Asian countries and in the United States. This book presents reviews of recent research on the subject. "The East Asian summer monsoon has complex space and time structures that are distinct from the South Asian summer monsoon. It covers both subtropics and midlatitudes and its rainfall tends to be concentrated in rain belts that stretch for many thousands of kilometers and affect China, Japan, Korea, and the surrounding areas. The circulation of the East Asian winter monsoon encompasses a large meridional domain with cold air outbreaks emanating from the Siberian high and penetrates deeply into the equatorial Maritime Continent region, where the center of maximum rainfall has long been recognized as a major planetary scale heat source that provides a significant amount of energy which drives the global circulation during boreal winter.

The East Asian summer monsoon is also closely linked with the West Pacific summer monsoon. Both are part of the global climate system and are affected by El Nino–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and surface temperature variations in the western Pacific and surrounding oceans, the tropospheric biennial oscillation, and the South Asian summer monsoon. In addition, typhoons in the western North Pacific are most active during the East Asian summer monsoon. They may be considered as a component of the East Asian summer monsoon as they contribute substantial amounts of rainfall and have major impacts on the region.

Because of its impacts on nearly one-third of the world's population and on the global climate system (including effects on the climate change), the study of the East Asian monsoon has received increased attention both in East Asian countries and in the United States. This book presents reviews of recent research on the subject. "

pt. 1. East Asian summer and winter monsoon. Seasonal march of the East-Asian summer monsoon / Yihui Ding The East Asia winter monsoon / Johnny Chan and Chongyin Li Maritime continent monsoon: annual cycle and boreal winter variability / C.-P. Chang ... [et al.] pt. 2. Interannual variations. Interannual variability, global telecommunication, and potential predictability associated with the Asian summer monsoon / William K.-M. Lau, Kyu-Myong Kim and June-Yi Lee East Asian monsoon-ENSO interactions / Bin Wang and Tim Li Climate variations of the summer monsoon over China / Ronghui Huang, Gang Huang, and Zhigang Wei pt. 3. General circulation modeling. Simulations by GFDL GCM of ENSO-related variability of the coupled atmosphere-ocean system in the East Asian monsoon region / Ngar-Cheung Lau, Mary Jo Nath, and Hailan Wang Current status of AGCM monsoon simulations / In-Sik Kang Simulation studies of the Asian monsoon using CCSR/NIES AGCM / Akimasa Sumi, Masahide Kimoto, and Xueshun Shen pt. 4. Synoptic and mesoscale processes. Research on the phenomena of Meiyu during the past quarter century: an overview / George Tai-Jen Chen Large- and mesocale features of Meiyu-Baiu front associated with intense rainfalls / Kozo Ninomiya Oceanic East Asian monsoon convection: results from the 1998 SCSMEX / Richard H. Johnson, Paul E. Ciesielski, and Thomas D. Keenan pt. 5. Interactions with other circulations. Monsoon-related tropical cyclones in East Asia / Russell L. Elsberry Formation of the summertime subtropical anticyclones / Guoxiong Wu, Yimin Liu and Ping Liu Maintenance and season transitions of the stationary waves during East Asian monsoon / Mingfang Ting and Renu Joseph.