Summer rainfall over the southwestern Tibetan Plateau controlled by deep convection over the Indian subcontinent

While precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau is a vital resource for glacier mass balance, river runoff and local ecology, the controlling mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, the authors combine observations and simulations and show that convective storms over India sweep moisture up and over th...

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Main Authors: Wenhao Dong, Yanluan Lin, Jonathon S. Wright, Yi Ming, Yuanyu Xie, Bin Wang, Yong Luo, Wenyu Huang, Jianbin Huang, Lei Wang, Lide Tian, Yiran Peng, Fanghua Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10925
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Summary:While precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau is a vital resource for glacier mass balance, river runoff and local ecology, the controlling mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, the authors combine observations and simulations and show that convective storms over India sweep moisture up and over the plateau.
ISSN:2041-1723