Nature Communications (Feb 2020)
Asian dust-storm activity dominated by Chinese dynasty changes since 2000 BP
- Fahu Chen,
- Shengqian Chen,
- Xu Zhang,
- Jianhui Chen,
- Xin Wang,
- Evan J. Gowan,
- Mingrui Qiang,
- Guanghui Dong,
- Zongli Wang,
- Yuecong Li,
- Qinghai Xu,
- Yangyang Xu,
- John P. Smol,
- Jianbao Liu
Affiliations
- Fahu Chen
- Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Science, Center for Pan Third Pole Environment (Pan-TPE), Lanzhou University
- Shengqian Chen
- Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Science, Center for Pan Third Pole Environment (Pan-TPE), Lanzhou University
- Xu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Science, Center for Pan Third Pole Environment (Pan-TPE), Lanzhou University
- Jianhui Chen
- Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Science, Center for Pan Third Pole Environment (Pan-TPE), Lanzhou University
- Xin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Science, Center for Pan Third Pole Environment (Pan-TPE), Lanzhou University
- Evan J. Gowan
- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
- Mingrui Qiang
- Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Science, Center for Pan Third Pole Environment (Pan-TPE), Lanzhou University
- Guanghui Dong
- Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Science, Center for Pan Third Pole Environment (Pan-TPE), Lanzhou University
- Zongli Wang
- Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Science, Center for Pan Third Pole Environment (Pan-TPE), Lanzhou University
- Yuecong Li
- Institute of Nihewan Archaeology Research, College of Resources and Environment, Hebei Normal University
- Qinghai Xu
- Institute of Nihewan Archaeology Research, College of Resources and Environment, Hebei Normal University
- Yangyang Xu
- Department of Atmospheric Science, Texas A&M University
- John P. Smol
- Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL), Department of Biology, Queen’s University
- Jianbao Liu
- Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Science, Center for Pan Third Pole Environment (Pan-TPE), Lanzhou University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14765-4
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 7
Abstract
How the Asian monsoon, earth surface processes and human development interact is not well known. Here, a new record of dust storm intensity shows a relationship between the stability of dynasties and dust storm activity for the last ~2200 years, which argues for a strong human control of dust storms in East Asia over this time.
