Trends in tropical rainfall during 1979-2008 and their relation with aerosols.

Har, Tsoen Hei.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-58).Abstract also in Chinese.List of Figures --- p.iList of Tables --- p.iiiList of Acronyms --- p.ivChapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter Chapter 2: --- BackgroundChapter 2.1 --- Tropical Rainfall --- p.4Chapter 2.2 --- Aerosol-rainfall interactions --- p.7Chapter Chapter 3: --- Land-sea difference in tropical rainfallChapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.11Chapter 3.2 --- MethodChapter 3.2.1 --- Linear Trend Analysis --- p.12Chapter 3.2.2 --- Empirical Mode Decomposition --- p.13Chapter 3.3 --- Result --- p.16Chapter Chapter 4: --- Possible relation with aerosolsChapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.28Chapter 4.2 --- Area division according to Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) --- p.29Chapter 4.3 --- High aerosol areasChapter 4.3.1 --- Southeast China --- p.33Chapter 4.3.2 --- Northern India --- p.36Chapter 4.3.3 --- Sahara Desert --- p.38Chapter 4.4 --- Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MF-DFA) --- p.42Chapter Chapter 5: --- Conclusion --- p.50Bibliography --- p.5