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Holocene Precipitation and Theories of Monsoon
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The higher monsoon precipitation documented in the Northern Hemisphere during the Mid-Holocene has been examined by many investigators using General Circulation Models (GCM).Most investigators rely on the land-sea contrast theory to explain the higher precipitation during the Mid-Holocene. The basic flaw in the land-sea contrast theory is highlighted. An alternative theory based on energy and mass conservation is discussed. The alternative theory shows how the precipitation could have increased in the Mid-Holocene directly through the increase in insolation and indirectly through increase in the integrated water vapor in the atmosphere.
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Monsoon, Paleoclimate, Climate models.
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