Dear Colleagues,

Monsoons are a seasonally changing wind circulation system often associated with extreme events such as floods and droughts. These major wind systems, caused by differential heating of the land and ocean, are typically characterized by a seasonal reversal in wind direction and heavy rainfall. The monsoon systems affect billions of people and their property from the tropics to the mid-latitudes in Asia. Significant changes in monsoon systems have been attributed to changes in both ocean and land surface characteristics. Several empirical and modeling studies have identified ocean variability as a primary driver of changes in the behavior of monsoon systems. Meanwhile, changes in land surface properties associated with land cover and land use change (LCLUC) could affect monsoon development and dynamics by influencing land–ocean heat contrasts as well as land–atmosphere interactions. In recent decades, the development of remote sensing technology enables the monitoring and detection of land surface dynamics from local to global scales. The abundant remote sensing data makes it possible to explicitly quantify the associations between different LCLUC types and monsoon variability/extremes. Livelihood systems of Asia are intrinsically linked with monsoon for its water resource requirements. Vagaries in monsoon characteristics affecting livelihood systems might lead to serious consequences like land use conversion, deforestation, rural–urban migration, and other socio-economic issues. Characterizing and contextualizing the societal impacts at various spatial scales will be useful to understand the climate–society nexus, as well as to unveil the processes of changing landscape in Asia. Given the significant human, economic, social, and environmental impacts of the Asian monsoons, we invite papers that provide insights into the interactions of land surface dynamics with the physical and societal aspects of monsoon climates in Asia.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Climate.

Dr. Eungul Lee
Dr. Yaqian He
Dr. Jothiganesh Shanmugasundaram
Guest Editors

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• Monsoon
• Land cover and land use change
• Society
• Climate extremes
• Climate–society nexus
• Asia