Interplay between the Westerlies and Asian monsoon recorded in Lake Qinghai sediments since 32 ka
Chinese Academy of Sciences · Fudan University · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Two atmospheric circulation systems, the mid-latitude Westerlies and the Asian summer monsoon (ASM), play key roles in northern-hemisphere climatic changes. However, the variability of the Westerlies in Asia and their relationship to the ASM remain unclear. Here, we present the longest and highest-resolution drill core from Lake Qinghai on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau (TP), which uniquely records the variability of both the Westerlies and the ASM since 32 ka, reflecting the interplay of these two systems. These records document the anti-phase relationship of the Westerlies and the ASM for both glacial-interglacial and glacial millennial timescales. During the last glaciation, the influence of the…
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Authors
29- ZAZhisheng AnCorresponding
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, Institute of Earth Environment
- SMSteven M. Colman
University of Minnesota, Duluth
- WZWeijian Zhou
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Earth Environment
- XLXiaoqiang Li
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Earth Environment
- ETErik T. Brown
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Topics & keywords
- Westerlies
- Northern Hemisphere
- Geology
- Glacial period
- East Asian Monsoon
- Climatology
- Interglacial
- Monsoon