The role of paleogeography in Asian monsoon evolution: A review and new insights from climate modelling
The Asian monsoons are triggered by complex interactions between the atmosphere, Asian
and African orography, and the surrounding oceans, resulting in highly seasonal climate …
and African orography, and the surrounding oceans, resulting in highly seasonal climate …
Evolution of the monsoon and dry climate in East Asia during late Cenozoic: a review
Abstract Climate in Eastern Asia is composed of monsoon climate in the east, arid and semi-
arid climate in the north and west, and the cold and dry climate of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in …
arid climate in the north and west, and the cold and dry climate of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in …
High-resolution magnetostratigraphic study of the Paleogene-Neogene strata in the Northern Qaidam Basin: Implications for the growth of the Northeastern Tibetan …
Abstract The Cenozoic terrestrial, intermontane Qaidam Basin on the northeastern edge of
the Tibetan Plateau contains> 12 km of sedimentary rocks that potentially document the …
the Tibetan Plateau contains> 12 km of sedimentary rocks that potentially document the …
Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation
The long neck of the giraffe has been held as a classic example of adaptive evolution since
Darwin's time. Here we report on an unusual fossil giraffoid, Discokeryx xiezhi, from the early …
Darwin's time. Here we report on an unusual fossil giraffoid, Discokeryx xiezhi, from the early …
Aeolian sediment evidence that global cooling has driven late Cenozoic stepwise aridification in central Asia
It has been a long held view that uplift of the Tibetan Plateau dominated stepwise climatic
drying in central Asia during the late Cenozoic. On the other hand, global cooling may also …
drying in central Asia during the late Cenozoic. On the other hand, global cooling may also …
Asian monsoon rainfall variation during the Pliocene forced by global temperature change
The Asian monsoon variations under global temperature changes during the Pliocene are
still debated. Here we use a sedimentary record of phytoliths (plant silica) from the Weihe …
still debated. Here we use a sedimentary record of phytoliths (plant silica) from the Weihe …
Pulsed Miocene range growth in northeastern Tibet: Insights from Xunhua Basin magnetostratigraphy and provenance
Abstract Sedimentary rocks in Tibetan Plateau basins archive the spatiotemporal patterns of
deformation, erosion, and associated climate change that resulted from Cenozoic …
deformation, erosion, and associated climate change that resulted from Cenozoic …
Neogene biomarker record of vegetation change in eastern Africa
The evolution of C4 grassland ecosystems in eastern Africa has been intensely studied
because of the potential influence of vegetation on mammalian evolution, including that of …
because of the potential influence of vegetation on mammalian evolution, including that of …
Strengthened East Asian summer monsoons during a period of high-latitude warmth? Isotopic evidence from Mio-Pliocene fossil mammals and soil carbonates from …
The East Asian monsoons have fluctuated in concert with high-latitude warmth during the
past several hundred thousand years, with humid summer monsoon-dominant climates …
past several hundred thousand years, with humid summer monsoon-dominant climates …
Stable isotopic constraints on the tectonic, topographic, and climatic evolution of the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau
This study presents oxygen and carbon isotopic records from lacustrine, paleosol, alluvial,
and fluvial carbonate sampled in thirteen Cenozoic sedimentary sections that span the …
and fluvial carbonate sampled in thirteen Cenozoic sedimentary sections that span the …