Global cooling and enhanced Eocene Asian mid-latitude interior aridity

J. X. Li; L. P. Yue; A. P. Roberts; A. M. Hirt; F. Pan; Lin Guo; Y. Xu; R. G. Xi; Lei Guo; X. K. Qiang; C. C. Gai; Z. X. Jiang; Z. M. Sun; Q. S. Liu

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05415-x

Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Global cooling and enhanced Eocene Asian mid-latitude interior aridity

J. X. Li,
L. P. Yue,
A. P. Roberts,
A. M. Hirt,
F. Pan,
Lin Guo,
Y. Xu,
R. G. Xi,
Lei Guo,
X. K. Qiang,
C. C. Gai,
Z. X. Jiang,
Z. M. Sun,
Q. S. Liu

Affiliations

J. X. Li: Research Center for Orogenic Geology, Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey
L. P. Yue: State Key Laboratory for Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University
A. P. Roberts: Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
A. M. Hirt: Institute of Geophysics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
F. Pan: Research Center for Orogenic Geology, Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey
Lin Guo: Research Center for Orogenic Geology, Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey
Y. Xu: Research Center for Orogenic Geology, Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey
R. G. Xi: Research Center for Orogenic Geology, Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey
Lei Guo: Research Center for Orogenic Geology, Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey
X. K. Qiang: State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
C. C. Gai: State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Z. X. Jiang: Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
Z. M. Sun: Laboratory of Paleomagnetism, Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Q. S. Liu: Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05415-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The role Tibetan Plateau uplift played in Asian inland aridification remains unclear due to a paucity of accurately dated records. Here, the authors present a continuous aeolian sequence for the period >51–39 Ma, analysis of which indicates that aridification was driven by global climatic forcing rather than uplift.

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