A 189-year tree-ring record of drought for the Dzungarian Alatau, arid Central Asia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.05.003
Abstract: Abstract Mountain systems are the most important sources of water in arid Central Asia (ACA). It is therefore essential to understand past cycles of droughts and pluvials and to explore how future cycles might influence… read more here.
Keywords: pdsi; year; dzungarian alatau; arid central ... See more keywords
Quartz optically stimulated luminescence dating of loess in Tajikistan and its paleoclimatic implications for arid Central Asia since the Lateglacial
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109881
Abstract: Abstract Thick and widespread loess deposits in southern Tajikistan provide insight into the regional climatic changes in arid Central Asia (ACA) during the Quaternary. However, because of the lack of robust chronological constraints, the environmental… read more here.
Keywords: since lateglacial; quartz optically; stimulated luminescence; arid central ... See more keywords
Distinct Holocene precipitation trends over arid Central Asia and linkages to westerlies and Asian monsoon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.107055
Abstract: Abstract The response of precipitation over arid Central Asia since the mid Holocene is long considered to be controlled by astronomical insolation-induced changes in the westerlies. However, it is still controversial in proxy and modeling… read more here.
Keywords: precipitation; asia; asian monsoon; arid central ... See more keywords