Global monsoon dynamics and climate change
A Zhisheng, W Guoxiong, L Jian**… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
This article provides a comprehensive review of the global monsoon that encompasses
findings from studies of both modern monsoons and paleomonsoons. We introduce a …
findings from studies of both modern monsoons and paleomonsoons. We introduce a …
Late Quaternary behavior of the East African monsoon and the importance of the Congo Air Boundary
Both Atlantic and Indian Ocean climate dynamics exert influence over tropical African
hydroclimate, producing complex patterns of convergence and precipitation. To isolate the …
hydroclimate, producing complex patterns of convergence and precipitation. To isolate the …
Reversed Holocene temperature–moisture relationship in the Horn of Africa
Anthropogenic climate change is predicted to severely impact the global hydrological cycle,
particularly in tropical regions where agriculture-based economies depend on monsoon …
particularly in tropical regions where agriculture-based economies depend on monsoon …
The environmental context for the origins of modern human diversity: a synthesis of regional variability in African climate 150,000–30,000 years ago
We synthesize African paleoclimate from 150 to 30 ka (thousand years ago) using 85
diverse datasets at a regional scale, testing for coherence with North Atlantic …
diverse datasets at a regional scale, testing for coherence with North Atlantic …
78,000-year-old record of Middle and Later Stone Age innovation in an East African tropical forest
Abstract The Middle to Later Stone Age transition in Africa has been debated as a significant
shift in human technological, cultural, and cognitive evolution. However, the majority of …
shift in human technological, cultural, and cognitive evolution. However, the majority of …
Distribution of tetraether lipids in the 25-ka sedimentary record of Lake Challa: extracting reliable TEX86 and MBT/CBT palaeotemperatures from an equatorial African …
JSS Damsté, J Ossebaar, S Schouten… - Quaternary Science …, 2012 - Elsevier
The distribution of isoprenoid and branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT) lipids
was studied in the sedimentary record of Lake Challa, a permanently stratified, partly anoxic …
was studied in the sedimentary record of Lake Challa, a permanently stratified, partly anoxic …
Reduced interannual rainfall variability in East Africa during the last ice age
Interannual rainfall variations in equatorial East Africa are tightly linked to the El Niño
Southern Oscillation (ENSO), with more rain and flooding during El Niño and droughts in La …
Southern Oscillation (ENSO), with more rain and flooding during El Niño and droughts in La …
Diversity and ecology of tropical African fungal spores from a 25,000-year palaeoenvironmental record in southeastern Kenya
Fossil fungal spores and other non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs) are powerful
environmental proxies in European palaeoecological and archaeological contexts …
environmental proxies in European palaeoecological and archaeological contexts …
[HTML][HTML] Seasonal and multi-annual variation in the abundance of isoprenoid GDGT membrane lipids and their producers in the water column of a meromictic …
Isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (isoGDGTs) are membrane lipids of Archaea.
Organic biomarker proxies associated with these lipids, such as the TEX 86 …
Organic biomarker proxies associated with these lipids, such as the TEX 86 …
Evidence for the Carnian Pluvial Episode in Gondwana: New multiproxy climate records and their bearing on early dinosaur diversification
The Triassic hothouse world experienced dynamic changes in climate and ecosystems that
set the Earth's climate and biotic states for much of the Mesozoic Era. A critical time interval …
set the Earth's climate and biotic states for much of the Mesozoic Era. A critical time interval …