Marine Isotope Stage 3 paleotemperature inferred from reconstructing the Die Shan ice cap, northeastern Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: Quaternary Research
• Main Authors: Cui, Hang, Wang, Jie, Yu, Beibei, Hu, Zhenbo, Yao, Pan, Harbor, Jonathan M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2018
• Subjects: Ice cap
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/qua.2017.115; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589417001156

Abstract Glacial extent mapping and dating indicate that the local last glacial maximum (LLGM) of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau occurred during mid-Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3. This is asynchronous with the global last glacial maximum (LGM) that occurred during MIS 2. The causes underlying this...