Synchronism of Holocene East Asian monsoon variations and North Atlantic drift-ice tracers

Auteurs :
PORTER, S.C.
WEIJIAN, Z.

Description :
Eighteen radiocarbon-dated eolian and paleosol profiles within a 1500-km-long belt along the arid to semi-arid transition zone of north-central China record variations in the extent and strength of the East Asian summer monsoon during the Holocene. The monsoon variations correlate closely with variations in North Atlantic drift-ice tracers that represent episodic advection of drift ice and cold polar surface water southward and eastward into warmer subpolar water. The correspondence of these records over the full span of Holocene time implies a close relationship between North Atlantic climate and the monsoon climate of central China.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, issn : 0033-5894, 2006, vol. 65, n°. 3, p. 443-449, nombre de pages : 7, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 26 ref.

Date :
2006

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, San Diego, CA, Elsevier