Monsoons affect a large percent of the world's population. Snow cover modulates the land surface condition and consequently the land-sea thermal contrast. Thus, snow over the land is an important factor in monsoon variability and monsoon change. In a warming climate, both snow and monsoons are subject to notable changes. The snow-monsoon relationship has also experienced changes in the past. Improved understanding of the factors responsible for the changes in snow in various regions, the different components of monsoon, and the physical reasons for changes in the snow-monsoon relationship will help to alleviate monsoon-related adverse impacts on societal development.
This Research Topic aims to bring together novel observational and numerical modeling studies about changes in the various snow masses over land, the different components of the Asian monsoon system, and changes in the snow-monsoon relationship in a warming climate. The key problem to be tackled is how the snow-monsoon relationship has changed and what the underlying reasons for these changes are. The goal is to unravel the key snow regions that modulate the Asian monsoon variability and affect the Asian monsoon change, and to advance the physical understanding of the changes in the snow-monsoon relationship in a warming climate.
This Research Topic welcomes contributions in the form of Original Research articles and Review papers regarding snow mass changes, monsoon changes, and changes in the snow-monsoon relationship based on both observations and numerical model simulations. The highlights of this Research Topic include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
• Changes in snow over Eurasia and the Tibetan Plateau and responsible factors;
• Changes in various components of the Asian monsoon system;
• Changes in the key regions of snow mass that affect the different components of the Asian monsoon system; and
• Changes in the snow-monsoon relationship in a warming climate and the underlying reasons.
Monsoons affect a large percent of the world's population. Snow cover modulates the land surface condition and consequently the land-sea thermal contrast. Thus, snow over the land is an important factor in monsoon variability and monsoon change. In a warming climate, both snow and monsoons are subject to notable changes. The snow-monsoon relationship has also experienced changes in the past. Improved understanding of the factors responsible for the changes in snow in various regions, the different components of monsoon, and the physical reasons for changes in the snow-monsoon relationship will help to alleviate monsoon-related adverse impacts on societal development.
This Research Topic aims to bring together novel observational and numerical modeling studies about changes in the various snow masses over land, the different components of the Asian monsoon system, and changes in the snow-monsoon relationship in a warming climate. The key problem to be tackled is how the snow-monsoon relationship has changed and what the underlying reasons for these changes are. The goal is to unravel the key snow regions that modulate the Asian monsoon variability and affect the Asian monsoon change, and to advance the physical understanding of the changes in the snow-monsoon relationship in a warming climate.
This Research Topic welcomes contributions in the form of Original Research articles and Review papers regarding snow mass changes, monsoon changes, and changes in the snow-monsoon relationship based on both observations and numerical model simulations. The highlights of this Research Topic include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
• Changes in snow over Eurasia and the Tibetan Plateau and responsible factors;
• Changes in various components of the Asian monsoon system;
• Changes in the key regions of snow mass that affect the different components of the Asian monsoon system; and
• Changes in the snow-monsoon relationship in a warming climate and the underlying reasons.