Late Cenozoic continuous aridification in the western Qaidam Basin: evidence from sporopollen records

Cenozoic climate changes in inner Asia provide a basis for understanding linkages between global cooling, the Tibetan Plateau uplift, and possibly the development of the East Asian monsoon. Based on a compilation of palynological results from the western Qaidam Basin, this study reconstructed a 15-m...

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Main Authors: Y. F. Miao, X. M. Fang, F. L. Wu, M. T. Cai, C. H. Song, Q. Q. Meng, L. Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-08-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/9/1863/2013/cp-9-1863-2013.pdf