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The glacial extent and glacial advance/retreat asynchroncity in East Asia during Last Glaciation

Auteurs :
ZHANG WEI,
CUI ZHIJIU,
LI YONGHUA,

Description :
New dates for last glacial cycle in Tibetan bordering mountains and in East Asia show the glacial extent during the early/middle (MIS3-4) stage is larger than that of the late stage (MIS2) in last glacial cycle. It is asynchronous with the Northern Hemisphere ice sheets maximum and changes in oceanic circulation that predominately control global climate. In research areas, 3 seasonal precipitation patterns control the accumulation and ablation of glaciers. It can be concluded that glacier development exhibits regional differences. The study validates the reasonableness of the asynchronous advance theory, and ascertains that both the synchronous and asynchronous advance/retreat of glaciers existed from 30 ka BP to 10 ka BP.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of geographical sciences. Acta geographica sinica, issn : 1009-637X, 2005, vol. 15, n°. 3, p. 293-304, nombre de pages : 12, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 39 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Chine

Langue :
Anglais
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