Humidification of Central Asia and equatorward shifts of westerly winds since the late Pliocene

Yi Zhong; Xuefa Shi; Hu Yang; David J. Wilson; James R. Hein; Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr; Zhengyao Lu; Peter D. Clift; Qing Yan; Gerrit Lohmann; Jiabo Liu; Francisco Javier González; Xiaodong Jiang; Zhaoxia Jiang; Qingsong Liu

doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00604-5

Communications Earth & Environment (Nov 2022)

Humidification of Central Asia and equatorward shifts of westerly winds since the late Pliocene

Yi Zhong,
Xuefa Shi,
Hu Yang,
David J. Wilson,
James R. Hein,
Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr,
Zhengyao Lu,
Peter D. Clift,
Qing Yan,
Gerrit Lohmann,
Jiabo Liu,
Francisco Javier González,
Xiaodong Jiang,
Zhaoxia Jiang,
Qingsong Liu

Affiliations

Yi Zhong: Centre for Marine Magnetism (CM2) Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Xuefa Shi: Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Metallogeny, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)
Hu Yang: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
David J. Wilson: Institute of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University College London and Birkbeck, University of London
James R. Hein: U.S. Geological Survey Retired, PCMSC
Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr: Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam
Zhengyao Lu: Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
Peter D. Clift: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University
Qing Yan: Nansen-Zhu International Research Centre, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gerrit Lohmann: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Jiabo Liu: Centre for Marine Magnetism (CM2) Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Francisco Javier González: Marine Geology Division, Geological Survey of Spain (IGME)
Xiaodong Jiang: Centre for Marine Magnetism (CM2) Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Zhaoxia Jiang: College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China
Qingsong Liu: Centre for Marine Magnetism (CM2) Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00604-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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A shift in Central Asian dust supply with a reduced dominance of the Gobi Desert occurred during Pliocene global cooling, according to a combination of multi-proxy records from a Pacific ferromanganese crust and climate simulations.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
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