Synoptic stability and anomalies in NE China inferred from dust provenance of Sihailongwan maar sediments during the past ∼80 kyr

Shikma Zaarur, Mordechai Stein, Ori Adam, Jens Mingram, Jiaqi Liu, Jing Wu, Shira Raveh-Rubin, Yigal Erel

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Abstract

The paleo-synoptic conditions that prevailed during the past ∼80 kyr in northeastern China are inferred from the elemental and Sr–Nd isotopic compositions of Lake Sihailongwan Maar sediments. The detrital fraction in the lake sediments is dominated by aeolian input of felsic-rock origin, with little contribution of local volcanic material. Based on the isotopic Sr–Nd composition of the lake core-sediments, we postulate that the deserts of northern China are the main source of allochthonous particles to the lake throughout the past ∼80 kyr. Northwesterly winds associated with the East Asian winter monsoon and high latitude westerlies are the main carriers of dust from these deserts to the lake. The deserts of central China are an additional minor dust source. The episodic dust input from these deserts results from anomalous dry southwesterly winds. These could be related to either El Niño conditions, or to delays in the onset of the East Asian summer monsoon rains.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106279
Number of pages13
JournalQuaternary Science Reviews
Volume239
Early online date28 May 2020
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2020

Keywords

  • Dust provenance
  • East asia
  • Paleo-synoptics
  • Paleoclimatology
  • Quaternary
  • Radiogenic isotopes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Archaeology
  • Archaeology
  • Geology

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