Persistent Holocene outflow from the Black Sea to the eastern Mediterranean Sea still contradicts the Noah's Flood Hypothesis: A review of 1997–2021 evidence and …

AE Aksu, RN Hiscott - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
This review and synthesis weaves various multiproxy data into a single coherent narrative
for the latest Pleistocene–Holocene paleoclimatic and paleoceanographic evolution of the …

Coupling of the ecosystems in North China with the East Asian summer monsoon rainfall during the Holocene

J Zhao, J Liu, J Liu, S Chen, L Wang, A Zhou… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The influence of Holocene East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM) rainfall on
ecosystems over northern China remains controversial: delay or synchronization. Here we …

Phylogeny, alkenone profiles and ecology of Isochrysidales subclades in saline lakes: Implications for paleosalinity and paleotemperature reconstructions

Y Yao, J Zhao, RS Vachula, S Liao, G Li… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-chain alkenones (LCAs) produced by phylogenetically classified Groups 1 and 3
Isochrysidales are increasingly used for paleotemperature and/or paleosalinity …

Group 2i Isochrysidales flourishes at exceedingly low growth temperatures (0 to 6° C)

S Liao, Y Huang - Organic Geochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Group 2i Isochrysidales (Haptophyta) microalgae were recently suggested to be the
main producer of the C 37: 4 alkenone in high latitude oceans with seasonal sea ice …

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 …

Deciphering the termination of the Messinian salinity crisis: The alkenone record of the Miocene-Pliocene transition in the northern Mediterranean.

F Pilade, I Vasiliev, D Birgel, FD Pierre… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The late Miocene Messinian salinity crisis (MSC; 5.97–5.33 Ma) transformed the
Mediterranean basin into the youngest salt giant in Earth history. The paleoenvironment and …

U38MEK′ Expands the linear dynamic range of the alkenone sea surface temperature proxy

J Novak, SM McGrath, KJ Wang, S Liao… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
The alkenone paleothermometer, U 37 K′, has been used to estimate past sea surface
temperatures (SST) for nearly forty years. Despite its popularity, U 37 K′ is conventionally …

Extended chain length alkenoates differentiate three Isochrysidales groups

S Liao, KJ Wang, Y Huang - Organic Geochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Alkenoates and alkenones are polyunsaturated long-chain esters and ketones produced by
members of the Isochrysidales, an order of haptophyte microalgae. Based on phylogenetic …

Group 1 phylogeny and alkenone distributions in a freshwater volcanic lake of northeastern China: Implications for paleotemperature reconstructions

L Wang, Y Yao, Y Huang, Y Cai, H Cheng - Organic Geochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-chain alkenones (LCAs) produced by Group 1 Isochrysidales from freshwater lakes
feature a highly specific profile with almost the same abundances of two C 37 tri-unsaturated …

Salinity-redox covariation in Mississippian Bowland Shale (Craven Basin, UK) controlled by eustasy and climate

Y Jiao, JF Emmings, L Zhou, TJ Algeo, L Feng, T He… - Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in watermass properties can be monitored in real time in modern
depositional systems, but reconstruction in deep-time systems is difficult. Here, we analyze …