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Atmospheric Envelopes and Glacial Retreat

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Mountains comprise complex relief roughness with various land surface conditions, and regional weather/climate and orographic landscapes, including formation of glaciers, are characterized by land–atmosphere dynamic interactions. In the first half of this chapter, we introduce important rules of atmospheric boundary layer and water cycles by means of cloud and precipitation processes over mountains, which causes unique geographical evidence in mountain areas. In the latter half, the glacier coverage, factors governing their dynamics and retreat overtime, and consequences are explored largely for the tropical mountain regions.

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