Recurring summer and winter droughts from 4.2-3.97 thousand years ago in north India

Alena Giesche; David A. Hodell; Cameron A. Petrie; Gerald H. Haug; Jess F. Adkins; Birgit Plessen; Norbert Marwan; Harold J. Bradbury; Adam Hartland; Amanda D. French; Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach

doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00763-z

Communications Earth & Environment (Apr 2023)

Recurring summer and winter droughts from 4.2-3.97 thousand years ago in north India

Alena Giesche,
David A. Hodell,
Cameron A. Petrie,
Gerald H. Haug,
Jess F. Adkins,
Birgit Plessen,
Norbert Marwan,
Harold J. Bradbury,
Adam Hartland,
Amanda D. French,
Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach

Affiliations

Alena Giesche: Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
David A. Hodell: Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
Cameron A. Petrie: Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
Gerald H. Haug: Climate Geochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Jess F. Adkins: Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology
Birgit Plessen: Section Climate Dynamics and Landscape Evolution, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ
Norbert Marwan: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Harold J. Bradbury: Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
Adam Hartland: Environmental Research Institute, School of Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Waikato
Amanda D. French: Environmental Research Institute, School of Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Waikato
Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach: Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00763-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Seasonally resolved speleothem isotope and trace element records from Dharamjali Cave in the central Lower Himalaya show an increased frequency of summer and winter droughts during the period between 4.2 to 3.97 thousand years ago.

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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