Anmerkung: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 The meteorology of monsoons -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Meteorology of the tropics -- 1.2.1 Observed zonal mean picture -- 1.2.2 Dynamical and thermodynamical constraints on the circulation -- 1.2.3 Longitudinal variations in tropical meteorology -- 1.2.4 Location of the convergence zones -- 1.3 The Indian Ocean monsoon system -- 1.3.1 Intraseasonal variability of the monsoon -- 1.3.2 Interannual variability -- 1.4 Theory of monsoons -- 1.4.1 General considerations -- 1.4.2 Role of orography -- 2 Controls on the Asian monsoon over tectonic timescales -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The influence of Tibet -- 2.2.1 Tectonic evidence for Tibetan uplift -- 2.2.2 Altitude proxies -- 2.2.3 Erosion and the uplift of Tibet -- 2.3 Oceanic controls on monsoon intensity -- 2.4 Summary -- 3 Monsoon evolution on tectonic timescales -- 3.1 Proxies for monsoon intensity -- 3.2 Monsoon reconstruction by oceanic upwelling -- 3.2.1 Monsoon winds in the Arabian Sea -- 3.2.2 Monsoon winds in the Eastern Indian Ocean -- 3.2.3 Monsoon winds in the South China Sea -- 3.2.4 Regional and global influences -- 3.3 Continental climate records -- 3.3.1 Weathering histories in the Western Himalayas -- 3.3.2 Weathering histories in the Eastern Himalayas -- 3.3.3 Weathering histories in Southern China -- 3.4 Eolian dust records -- 3.4.1 Eolian records in the Pacific Ocean -- 3.4.2 Eolian records in the Chinese Loess Plateau -- 3.4.3 Onset of Loess sedimentation -- 3.5 Evolving flora of East Asia -- 3.5.1 Flora evidence for an Early Miocene monsoon -- 3.5.2 Evidence from marine carbon -- 3.6 History of Western Pacific Warm Pool and the Monsoon -- 3.7 Summary -- 4 Monsoon evolution on orbital timescales -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Orbital controls on monsoon strength. , 4.3 Eolian records in North-east Asia -- 4.3.1 Marine records in the Sea of Japan -- 4.3.2 Lake records in Japan -- 4.3.3 Eolian records from the Loess Plateau of China -- 4.3.4 Eolian records from the North Pacific Ocean -- 4.4 Monsoon records from cave deposits -- 4.4.1 Hulu Cave in Eastern China -- 4.4.2 Dongge Cave in SW China -- 4.4.3 Timta Cave in the Western Himalayas -- 4.4.4 Cave records around the Arabian Sea -- 4.5 Monsoon variability recorded in ice caps -- 4.6 Monsoon variability recorded in lacustrine sediments -- 4.7 Salinity records in marine sediments -- 4.8 Pollen records in marine sediments -- 4.9 Paleoproductivity as an indicator of monsoon strength -- 4.9.1 Nitrogen isotopes -- 4.9.2 Organic carbon and phosphorus -- 4.9.3 Opal and foraminifers -- 4.10 The Early Holocene monsoon -- 4.10.1 Climate modeling -- 4.10.2 Peat bog records -- 4.10.3 El Niño Southern Oscillation effects -- 4.10.4 Links to ice volume and CH4 levels -- 4.10.5 Solar forcing -- 4.11 Mid-Late Holocene monsoon -- 4.12 Summary -- 5 Erosional impact of the Asian monsoon -- 5.1 Monsoon and oceanic strontium -- 5.2 Reconstructing erosion records -- 5.3 Reconstructing exhumation -- 5.4 Estimating marine sediment budgets -- 5.5 Erosion in Indochina -- 5.6 Erosion in other regions -- 5.7 Monsoon rains in Oman -- 5.8 Changes in monsoon-driven erosion on orbital timescales -- 5.8.1 Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta -- 5.8.2 Indus Delta -- 5.8.3 South China Sea -- 5.9 Tectonic impact of monsoon strengthening -- 5.9.1 Erosion on millennial timescales -- 5.10 Climatic control over Himalaya exhumation -- 5.11 Summary -- 6 The Late Holocene monsoon and human society -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Holocene climate change and the Fertile Crescent -- 6.3 Holocene climate change and the Indus Valley -- 6.3.1 The Harappan Civilization -- 6.3.2 The Saraswati River. , 6.4 Holocene climate change and early Chinese cultures -- 6.5 Monsoon developments since 1000 AD -- 6.5.1 Ice-core records -- 6.5.2 Tree-ring records -- 6.5.3 Historical correlations -- 6.6 Monsoon and religion -- 6.6.1 Holy monsoon rivers -- 6.6.2 Monsoon religious festivals -- 6.6.3 Monsoons and polytheism -- 6.7 Impacts of future monsoon evolution -- 6.8 Summary -- References -- Further reading -- Index.