Multi-scale Holocene Asian monsoon variability deduced from a twin-stalagmite record in southwestern China
Abstract We present two isotopic (δ 18 O and δ 13 C) sequences of a twin-stalagmite from Zhuliuping Cave, southwestern China, with 230 Th dates from 14.6 to 4.6 ka. The stalagmite δ 18 O record characterizes orbital- to decadal-scale variability of Asian summer monsoon (ASM) intensity, with the Holo...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1016/j.yqres.2016.05.001 2024-09-15T18:23:36+00:00 Multi-scale Holocene Asian monsoon variability deduced from a twin-stalagmite record in southwestern China Huang, Wei Wang, Yongjin Cheng, Hai Edwards, Richard Lawrence Shen, Chuan-Chou Liu, Dianbing Shao, Qingfeng Deng, Chao Zhang, Zhenqiu Wang, Quan National Nature Science Found of China Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application Taiwan ROC MOST 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2016.05.001 http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589416300126?httpAccept=text/xml http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0033589416300126?httpAccept=text/plain https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400039697 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms http://www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ Quaternary Research volume 86, issue 1, page 34-44 ISSN 0033-5894 1096-0287 journal-article 2016 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2016.05.001 2024-06-26T04:03:51Z Abstract We present two isotopic (δ 18 O and δ 13 C) sequences of a twin-stalagmite from Zhuliuping Cave, southwestern China, with 230 Th dates from 14.6 to 4.6 ka. The stalagmite δ 18 O record characterizes orbital- to decadal-scale variability of Asian summer monsoon (ASM) intensity, with the Holocene optimum period (HOP) between 9.8 and 6.8 ka BP which is reinforced by its co-varying δ 13 C data. The large multi-decadal scale amplitude of the cave δ 18 O indicates its high sensitivity to climate change. Four centennial-scale weak ASM events during the early Holocene are centered at 11.2, 10.8, 9.1 and 8.2 ka. They can be correlated to cold periods in the northern high latitudes, possibly resulting from rapid dynamics of atmospheric circulation associated with North Atlantic cooling. The 8.2 ka event has an amplitude more than two-thirds that of the Younger Dryas (YD), and is significantly stronger than other cave records in the Asia monsoon region, likely indicating a more severe dry climate condition at the cave site. At the end of the YD event, the δ 13 C record lags the δ 18 O record by 300–500 yr, suggesting a multi-centennial slow response of vegetation and soil processes to monsoon enhancement. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Quaternary Research 86 1 34 44 |
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Abstract We present two isotopic (δ 18 O and δ 13 C) sequences of a twin-stalagmite from Zhuliuping Cave, southwestern China, with 230 Th dates from 14.6 to 4.6 ka. The stalagmite δ 18 O record characterizes orbital- to decadal-scale variability of Asian summer monsoon (ASM) intensity, with the Holocene optimum period (HOP) between 9.8 and 6.8 ka BP which is reinforced by its co-varying δ 13 C data. The large multi-decadal scale amplitude of the cave δ 18 O indicates its high sensitivity to climate change. Four centennial-scale weak ASM events during the early Holocene are centered at 11.2, 10.8, 9.1 and 8.2 ka. They can be correlated to cold periods in the northern high latitudes, possibly resulting from rapid dynamics of atmospheric circulation associated with North Atlantic cooling. The 8.2 ka event has an amplitude more than two-thirds that of the Younger Dryas (YD), and is significantly stronger than other cave records in the Asia monsoon region, likely indicating a more severe dry climate condition at the cave site. At the end of the YD event, the δ 13 C record lags the δ 18 O record by 300–500 yr, suggesting a multi-centennial slow response of vegetation and soil processes to monsoon enhancement. |
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Huang, Wei Wang, Yongjin Cheng, Hai Edwards, Richard Lawrence Shen, Chuan-Chou Liu, Dianbing Shao, Qingfeng Deng, Chao Zhang, Zhenqiu Wang, Quan Multi-scale Holocene Asian monsoon variability deduced from a twin-stalagmite record in southwestern China |
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Multi-scale Holocene Asian monsoon variability deduced from a twin-stalagmite record in southwestern China |
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Multi-scale Holocene Asian monsoon variability deduced from a twin-stalagmite record in southwestern China |
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Multi-scale Holocene Asian monsoon variability deduced from a twin-stalagmite record in southwestern China |
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Multi-scale Holocene Asian monsoon variability deduced from a twin-stalagmite record in southwestern China |
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Multi-scale Holocene Asian monsoon variability deduced from a twin-stalagmite record in southwestern China |
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multi-scale holocene asian monsoon variability deduced from a twin-stalagmite record in southwestern china |
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