There are significant differences in the interpretation of the moisture (precipitation) history of
arid central Asia (ACA) during the Holocene, as inferred on one hand from speleothem …

The effective humidity, resulting from the balance between evapotranspiration and
precipitation, largely controls the environmental conditions under the highly continental …

Luminescence dating is a tool frequently used for age determination of Quaternary materials
such as archaeological artefacts, volcanic deposits and a variety of sediments from different …

Study of windborne sediments in the Taklimakan Desert is of great significance in the
context of global change. Much effort has gone into characterizing the Taklimakan dune …

Large areas in western China were wetlands or less arid between 40 and 30 ka,
corresponding to the “Greatest Lake Period” on the adjacent Tibetan Plateau. During the last …

Sediment provenance is a key issue in understanding the aeolian system of the Taklamakan
Desert, an important source of global dust and the largest sand sea in the midlatitudes …

Dust depositions are critical archives for understanding interior aridification and westerly
climatic changes in Central Asia. Accurate and reliable dating of loess is very important for …

Based on the geological evidence that the northern Tibetan Plateau (NTP) had an uplift of a
finite magnitude since the Miocene and the major Asian inland deserts formed in the early …

To identify the provenance of aeolian deposits in the extensive dune field in the Taklamakan
Desert is of great importance for understanding the formation of this, the largest sand sea in …

Carbon isotope values (δ13C) of plants reflect the balance between photosynthesis and
stomatal conductance and vary with environmental conditions. Temperature is an important …