The South Asian summer monsoon is a complex coupled human‐natural system that poses
unique challenges for understanding its evolution alongside increasing anthropogenic …

Land cover changes (LCCs) play an important role in the climate system. Research over
recent decades highlights the impacts of these changes on atmospheric temperature …

Abstract North China Plain is the heartland of modern China. This fertile plain has
experienced vast expansion of irrigated agriculture which cools surface temperature and …

Land use and land cover (LULC) change has been shown to have significant effect on
climate through various pathways that modulate land surface temperature and rainfall …

Weakening of Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR) is traditionally linked with large-scale
perturbations and circulations. However, the impacts of local changes in land use and land …

Hydrological processes in the humid tropics differ from other regions in having greater
energy inputs and faster rates of change, including human-induced change. Human …

On 19 May 2016 the afternoon temperature reached 51.0 ºC in Phalodi in the northwest of
India, a new record for the highest observed maximum temperature in India. The previous …

Various studies have documented the effects of modern‐day irrigation on regional and
global climate, but none, to date, have considered the time‐varying impact of steadily …

Irrigation is an important adaptation strategy to improve crop resilience to global climate
change. Irrigation plays an essential role in sustaining crop production in water‐limited …

Earth's land surface is characterized by tremendous natural heterogeneity and human-
engineered modifications, both of which are challenging to represent in land surface …