Correlation between climate events in the North Atlantic and China during the last glaciation
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Grain-size data taken from Chinese loess are studied and accretionary palaesols of the last glacial age are intercalated to determine the existence of similar climate signals found outside the North Atlantic region. Grain-size maxima is observed with ages that match those of the last six episodes of massive iceberg release. The findings are interpreted to be indicative of the East Asian winter monsoon's changing strength. The six Heinrich events appear to have left their signatures in the Chinese loess record, which could imply that the effect of westerly winds link the climates of the North Atlantic and China.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Sensitivity of the Indian monsoon to forcing parameters and implications for its evolution
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Long-term changes in the Indian monsoon may be attributed to alterations in boundary conditions including tectonic structure, concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide, glacial conditions and orbital parameters. A general circulation model was employed to show that elevation and orbital changes have the greatest effects on the monsoon. In particular, orbital forcing combined with abrupt geological uplift in the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau during the Miocene may have produced a rapid climactic response in the form of a strong monsoon that is consistent with paleoclimatic observations.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Evolution of Asian monsoons and phased uplift of the Himalaya-Tibetan plateau since Late Miocene times
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Research into the evolution of Asian climates is described. Three climate evolutionary stages are identified, and it is suggested that glaciation in the Northern Hemisphere and phases of Himalaya-Tibetan plateau uplift influenced the development of monsoons in Asia.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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