CLIMATE DIAGNOSIS

CLIMATE NOISE
(state-dependent climate sensitivity)

RELIABILITY OF CLIMATE SIMULATIONS
(assessment of model-based diagnosis; mechanisms)

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PALEOCLIMATE (MONSOONS)

MODEL-DATA SYNCHRONOUS ANALYSIS
(orbital impact; shifts in climate patterns; climatic control of prehistoric civilization)

Proxy data (collection list) Model-data synthesis (speleothem)

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MONSOON SEASONALITY

DRIVING FACTORS
(land surface/topography; air-sea interaction)

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS

LARGE-SCALE CONNECTION

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MONSOON CHANGES (PRESENT, FUTURE)

MODEL-DATA COMPARISON / PROJECTION

Model data (CMIP / PMIP; list to be updated)

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CLIMATE SIMULATIONS

PALEOCLIMATE (CESM)

Time slicing paleoclimate simulation
(orbital changes) Greenhouse modulation in orbital effect
(obliquity)

TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS (CESM)

Role of Indochina PeninsulaUplift of Tibetan Plateau

CLIMATE & CLIMATE CHANGE IN TAIWAN

SEASONAL FORCING
LARGE-SCALE CONTROL

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