Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences
Title : | Long-term evolution of monsoon and associated processes |
Area of research : | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
Focus area : | Evolution of monsoon |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Rajeev Saraswat, Principal Scientist, NIO |
Timeline Start Year : | 2021 |
Timeline End Year : | 2024 |
Contact info : | rsaraswat@nio.org |
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Executive Summary : | Objective: To reconstruct spatial variability in monsoon during the Pleistocene. To understand the influence of mid-Pleistocene transition on productivity in the northern Indian Ocean. To reconstruct change, if any, in weathering and erosion pattern in the Indian subcontinent, in response to mid-Pleistocene transition. To reconstruct long-term pattern of north-south migration of inter-tropical convergence zone during the Quaternar. |
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