The role of paleogeography in Asian monsoon evolution: A review and new insights from climate modelling

D Tardif, AC Sarr, F Fluteau, A Licht, M Kaya… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Asian monsoons are triggered by complex interactions between the atmosphere, Asian
and African orography, and the surrounding oceans, resulting in highly seasonal climate …

High-resolution magnetostratigraphic study of the Paleogene-Neogene strata in the Northern Qaidam Basin: Implications for the growth of the Northeastern Tibetan …

J Ji, K Zhang, PD Clift, G Zhuang, B Song, X Ke… - Gondwana …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cenozoic terrestrial, intermontane Qaidam Basin on the northeastern edge of
the Tibetan Plateau contains> 12 km of sedimentary rocks that potentially document the …

Cenozoic moisture fluctuations on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau and association with global climatic conditions

Y Sun, J Liu, Y Liang, J Ji, W Liu, JC Aitchison… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Cenozoic history of aridification in the Asian interior is thought to be intimately linked to
uplift of the Tibetan Plateau and long-term global cooling. How fluctuating climatic conditions …

Middle Miocene paleoenvironmental change and paleoelevation of the Lunpola Basin, Central Tibet

J Sun, J Li, W Liu, BF Windley, A Farnsworth… - Global and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Tibetan region underwent diachronous differential rises during the Cenozoic era. Its
elevation history is critical for understanding the processes of mountain building, and for …

Qaidam Basin paleosols reflect climate and weathering intensity on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum

B Song, K Zhang, L Zhang, J Ji, H Hong, Y Wei… - Palaeogeography …, 2018 - Elsevier
As an important geological archive, paleosols have been widely used in reconstruction of
paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic conditions. In this study, we undertook detailed …

Water depth control on n-alkane distribution and organic carbon isotope in mid-latitude Asian lakes

J Jiang, B Meng, H Liu, H Wang, M Kolpakova… - Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The relative proportion of mid-chain to long chain n-alkane homologues and isotopic
compositions of total organic carbon (P aq and δ 13 C org) have been proposed as potential …

Mid-Miocene sea level altitude of the Qaidam Basin, northern Tibetan Plateau

Y Sun, Y Liang, H Liu, J Liu, J Ji, X Ke, X Liu… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
A detailed uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau is essential for disentangling the proposed
geodynamical models and assessing its impacts on climate and biodiversity. However …

Evolution of the Miocene megalake in the western Qaidam Basin, northwestern China

Y Liang, B Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, J Wang… - Palaeogeography …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thick Miocene lacustrine deposits have been identified across the Qaidam Basin on the
northeast Tibetan Plateau, indicative of a relatively unified megalake then. How this …

Late onset of the Holocene rainfall maximum in northeastern China inferred from a pollen record from the sediments of Tianchi Crater Lake

X Liu, T Zhan, X Zhou, H Wu, Q Li, C Zhao… - Quaternary …, 2019 - cambridge.org
The timing of the Holocene summer monsoon maximum (HSMM) in northeastern China has
been much debated and more quantitative precipitation records are needed to resolve the …

Application of ostracod-based carbonate clumped-isotope thermometry to paleo-elevation reconstruction in a hydrologically complex setting: a case study from the …

B Song, K Zhang, A Farnsworth, J Ji, TJ Algeo, X Li… - Gondwana …, 2022 - Elsevier
Paleo-elevation estimates based on the oxygen and hydrogen isotopes of meteoric waters
are commonly unreliable in hydrologically complex settings such as the northern Tibetan …