Climatic and environmental changes in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau are controlled by
the Asian summer monsoon (ASM) and the westerlies, two key circulation components of the …

Identifying provenance of aeolian deposits in the mid-latitude deserts of Asia is essential for
understanding formation and changes of Earth surface processes due to palaeoclimatic …

Paleoclimatic research can provide critical insight on causes of change in the East Asian
monsoon, which influences the lives of 1.6 billion people today. In this study, we use …

Abstract The International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) utilises benchmark
chronostratigraphies to divide geologic time. The reliability of these records is fundamental …

Grain-size compositions of lake sediments can provide direct information on changes in
transporting mechanism and sedimentary environment. Various grain-size parameters have …

The interpretation of the stalagmite δ 18 O record from southern China as an indicator of
East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) rainfall amount or intensity is strongly debated. Soil …

Abstract The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, c. 26-16 ka) and the Holocene Optimum (HO, c. 9-
5 ka) were characterized by cold-dry and warm-wet climates respectively in the recently …

Intense debate persists about the timing and magnitude of the wet phases in the East Asia
deserts since the late Pleistocene. Here we show reconstructions of the paleohydrology of …

Dune systems can have alternative stable states that coexist under certain environmental
conditions: a vegetated, stabilized state and a bare active state. This behavior implies the …

Paleoclimate records of effective moisture (precipitation minus evaporation, or P–E) show a
dry (low effective moisture) period in mid-latitude arid/semi-arid central Asia during the early …