Chinese stalagmite paleoclimate researches: A review and perspective

H Cheng, H Zhang, J Zhao, H Li, Y Ning… - Science China Earth …, 2019 - Springer
Stalagmite is one kind of secondary carbonates formed in limestone caves (speleothem).
After cave water droplets containing Ca 2+ and HCO _3^-HCO 3− drip onto floor, carbonate …

Formal subdivision of the Quaternary System/Period: Present status and future directions

MJ Head - Quaternary International, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Quaternary System/Period and Pleistocene Series/Epoch were defined in 2009
by the Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Gelasian Stage/Age …

The 4.2 ka event is not remarkable in the context of Holocene climate variability

NP McKay, DS Kaufman, SH Arcusa, HR Kolus… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The “4.2 ka event” is a commonly described abrupt climate excursion that occurred
about 4200 years ago. However, the extent to which this event is coherent across regional …

Timing and structure of the Younger Dryas event and its underlying climate dynamics

H Cheng, H Zhang, C Spötl, J Baker… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The Younger Dryas (YD), arguably the most widely studied millennial-scale extreme climate
event, was characterized by diverse hydroclimate shifts globally and severe cooling at high …

Holocene monsoon change and abrupt events on the western Chinese Loess Plateau as revealed by accurately dated stalagmites

L Tan, Y Li, X Wang, Y Cai, F Lin… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Here we present, to date, the highest‐resolved (~ 5 years) and most precisely dated
Holocene monsoon climate reconstruction for the western Chinese Loess Plateau based on …

SISALv2: a comprehensive speleothem isotope database with multiple age–depth models

L Comas-Bru, K Rehfeld, C Roesch… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
Characterizing the temporal uncertainty in palaeoclimate records is crucial for analysing
past climate change, correlating climate events between records, assessing climate …

Recurring summer and winter droughts from 4.2-3.97 thousand years ago in north India

A Giesche, DA Hodell, CA Petrie, GH Haug… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The 4.2-kiloyear event has been described as a global megadrought that
transformed multiple Bronze Age complex societies, including the Indus Civilization, located …

Atmospheric blocking induced by the strengthened Siberian High led to drying in west Asia during the 4.2 ka BP event–a hypothesis

A Perşoiu, M Ionita, H Weiss - Climate of the Past, 2019 - cp.copernicus.org
Causal explanations for the 4.2 ka BP event are based on the amalgamation of seasonal
and annual records of climate variability that was manifest across global regions dominated …

Mismatches of scale in the application of paleoclimatic research to Chinese archaeology

YY Jaffe, L Castellano, G Shelach-Lavi… - Quaternary …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Issues surrounding the difficult task of correlating archaeological and climatic trajectories are
directly impacting the study of human-environmental interaction in Ancient China. We have …

A Holocene history of the Indian monsoon from Qilu Lake, southwestern China

AL Hillman, RF O'Quinn, MB Abbott, DJ Bain - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the magnitude, nature, and forcing mechanisms of past abrupt changes in
Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) strength is central to characterizing future manifestations in …