Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Ting Wang, Na Wang, Dabang Jiang
Summary: We investigate changes in the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) during the last glacial maximum (LGM) using multiple simulations. Most models show that the LGM ITCZ shifts southward, narrows, and weakens on a global scale. Regionally, the central and eastern Pacific show the largest position and intensity changes, while the Indian Ocean-western Pacific experience the most obvious width changes. The September-October-November and June-July-August seasons contribute the most to the annual ITCZ changes globally and in most regions.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
C. He, Z. Liu, B. L. Otto-Bliesner, E. C. Brady, C. Zhu, R. Tomas, P. U. Clark, J. Zhu, A. Jahn, S. Gu, J. Zhang, J. Nusbaumer, D. Noone, H. Cheng, Y. Wang, M. Yan, Y. Bao
Summary: The study found that during the last deglaciation, oxygen isotope speleothem records in the pan-Asian summer monsoon region exhibited coherent variability, accompanied by a continental-scale hydroclimate footprint with widespread depletion in oxygen isotopes, influenced primarily by meltwater forcing and secondarily by insolation forcing. This led to a northward migration of the westerly jet, enhanced southwesterly monsoon wind, and changes in rainfall patterns across different regions in Asia.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rui Liu, Shuying Zang, Lin Zhao, Chunlei Wang, Boxiong Zhang, Xiaodong Wu
Summary: Discussing the development and shrinkage process of glaciers is important for understanding regional environmental evolution and predicting global changes. However, little is known about the developmental and retreat processes of mountain glaciers in the East Asian Monsoon region during the late Quaternary. This study utilized the latest glacial data from various regions impacted by the East Asian Monsoon to analyze the influence of monsoonal circulation patterns on the development of glaciers.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hongwei Li, Xiaoping Yang, Louis Anthony Scuderi, Fangen Hu, Peng Liang, Qida Jiang, Jan-Pieter Buylaert, Xulong Wang, Jinhua Du, Shugang Kang, Zhibang Ma, Lisheng Wang, Xuefeng Wang
Summary: A reconstruction of the Gobi Desert megalake system provides insights into East Asian Monsoon climate and dust flux variations. The paleohydrology of the East Gobi Desert since the last interglacial was reconstructed using satellite images and digital elevation models (DEM), revealing the presence of paleolakes during Marine Isotope Stage 5 (MIS 5). The expanded lake system during MIS 5 likely led to a dustier MIS 4 over East Asia and the North Pacific, while a second wet period in the mid-Holocene resulted in an expanded, albeit smaller, lake area.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Arijeet Dutta, Rahul Sivankutty, J. M. Neena
Summary: The study investigated the teleconnection pathways between AMO and ISM using five models, finding that while some models did not accurately capture the upper-level circulation and temperature responses associated with AMO, most models showed a positive correlation between AMO and the Pacific SST gradient.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Yong Sun, Haibin Wu, Masa Kageyama, Gilles Ramstein, Laurent Z. X. Li, Ning Tan, Yating Lin, Bo Liu, Weipeng Zheng, Wenchao Zhang, Liwei Zou, Tianjun Zhou
Summary: The study compares fossil records and simulations data to find that the East Asian summer monsoon was drier during the Last Glacial Maximum compared to the pre-industrial period, with regional precipitation increase in some areas due to sea level drop. The drier climate is explained by a combination of thermodynamic and dynamic processes.
Article
Geography, Physical
Jing Lei, Zhengguo Shi, Xiaoning Xie, Xinzhou Li
Summary: Based on climate model experiments, this study found that the precipitation during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) was significantly different from that of the preindustrial period in the terrestrial monsoon regions and arid regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The decrease in sea surface temperature and expansion of the ice sheet were the main contributors to lessening precipitation in the monsoon regions, while the decrease in precipitation in the arid regions can be mainly attributed to ice-sheet-induced albedo and topography changes.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Qin Li, Haibin Wu, Jun Cheng, Shuya Zhu, Chunxia Zhang, Jianyu Wu, Yating Lin, Pei Li, Xiangbin Ren, Deai Zhao, Yan Zhang
Summary: The study reveals significant spatial differences in the evolution of the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) in northern and southern China since the last glacial maximum (LGM), influenced mainly by changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, Northern Hemisphere ice sheets, orbital insolation, and ice sheet changes.
QUATERNARY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xiaojing Du, Sylvia Dee, Jun Hu, Kaustubh Thirumalai
Summary: Solar activity affects the relationship between the Asian summer monsoon and the El Nino Southern Oscillation. High solar irradiance weakens the correlation between the East Asian summer monsoon and El Nino, but strengthens the correlation between the South Asian summer monsoon and El Nino.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiao-Qian Li, Xiao-Guo Xiang, Florian Jabbour, Oskar Hagen, Rosa del C. Ortiz, Pamela S. Soltis, Douglas E. Soltis, Wei Wang
Summary: This study assesses the temporal dynamics of biotic colonization in subtropical East Asian caves. It discovers that the majority of colonizations occurred after the Oligocene-Miocene boundary, and organisms from the surrounding forest were a major source of cave biodiversity. The colonization of these caves was influenced by large-scale seasonal climatic changes and evolution of local forests.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Waheed Ullah, Chenxia Zhu, Guojie Wang, Daniel Fiifi Tawia Hagan, Dan Lou, Jiangfeng Wei, Aisha Karim, Shijie Li, Buda Su, Tong Jiang
Summary: Soil moisture significantly influences the variability of East Asian Monsoon (EAM) precipitation, with meridional oscillation of soil moisture correlated with the interannual variability of EAM precipitation between north and south China. The findings suggest that soil moisture has a significant impact on EAM precipitation.
NPJ CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Beilei Wu, Xianmei Lang, Dabang Jiang
Summary: The investigation of the past evolution of the northern boundary of the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) over the last 21,000 years reveals a southeastward migration from 21 ka to 18 ka and a northwestward shift since 15 ka, driven mainly by orbital insolation. The boundary responses to changing meltwater fluxes were similar but weak, and the EASM northern limit was closely linked to the forest-steppe boundary, showing spatial consistency in positions, orientations, and change trends between reconstructed and simulated boundaries.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chengying Liu, Junsheng Nie, Zaijun Li, Qingqing Qiao, Jordan T. Abell, Fei Wang, Wenjiao Xiao
Summary: This study examines environmental records based on magnetic parameters from the Tengger Desert in China over the past 3 million years. It reveals wet-dry cycles with a dominant frequency of 405 kiloyears, with drier intervals corresponding to eccentricity minima, consistent with previous reconstructions of East Asian summer and North African summer monsoon precipitation variability.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jiapeng Miao, Dabang Jiang
Summary: The study found that internal variability, particularly the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, plays a dominant role in multidecadal variations in East Asian surface air temperature since 1880. External forcings also have an impact on temperature changes, but mainly due to offsetting effects between different forcing agents.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yu Li, Si-min Peng
Summary: This study comprehensively investigates the hydrologic and ecological evolution history in the Qilian Mountains by integrating various methods. The results reveal significant differences in hydrologic and ecological proxies from west to east, dividing the region into three sections. The East Asian summer monsoon mainly controls the eastern Qilian Mountains, while the westerly winds dominate the central and western Qilian Mountains.
JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Zhiping Tian, Tim Li, Dabang Jiang, Lin Chen
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2017)
Article
Geography, Physical
Zhiping Tian, Dabang Jiang
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Zhiping Tian, Tim Li, Dabang Jiang
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2018)
Article
Geography, Physical
Xiangyu Li, Dabang Jiang, Zhiping Tian, Yibo Yang
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Dabang Jiang, Yue Sui, Xianmei Lang, Zhiping Tian
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2018)
Article
Geography, Physical
Zhiping Tian, Dabang Jiang
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chen Wei, Jiang Da-Bang, Lang Xian-Mei, Tian Zhi-Ping
Summary: "Most CMIP5 models underestimate surface air temperature over China in winter and summer. Through the weather regime method, it was found that large-scale dynamics and non-dynamical processes contribute to temperature biases and inter-model spread. The clustering of weather regimes suggests that improving regional processes simulation could enhance model performance, with the use of multi-model mean recommended for better performance."
ADVANCES IN CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Zhiping Tian, Dan Hu, Xianmei Lang, Dabang Jiang
Summary: The intensity changes of the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) over the 21st century are complex and model-dependent, with slight strengthening based on east-west thermal contrast indices and weakening trends based on other categories of indices. The meridional wind index shows a significant strengthening of EASM intensity due to increased land-sea thermal contrasts, with certain relationships observed between this index and other EASM indices. Projections are generally consistent between ensemble means of models, but with varying magnitudes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dan Hu, Dabang Jiang, Zhiping Tian, Xianmei Lang
Summary: This study retrospectively investigates the skill of climate models in predicting near-surface air temperature changes in China from the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Assessment Reports of IPCC. The models show skill in projecting subsequent climatology and trends of temperature changes in China, with cold biases against observations in most areas. Weighting the model projections narrows the uncertainty range, and emission scenarios have a larger impact on the trends rather than the climatology of near-term temperature projections.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Dan Hu, Dabang Jiang, Zhiping Tian, Xianmei Lang
Summary: This study investigates the performance and projection of China's temperature seasonal cycle using global climate models. The results show that the models can reasonably capture the observed characteristics and project a delay and reduction in the phase and amplitude of the temperature seasonal cycle in China in the future.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Jiawen Shi, Dabang Jiang, Zhiping Tian, Xianmei Lang
Summary: Using data from paleoclimate experiments, this study examines the interannual variability change in global-scale surface air temperature during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). The results show that the LGM interannual temperature variability increased by 20% globally, mainly due to the increase in the meridional temperature gradient. Changes in underlying surface properties and the relationship between the meridional temperature gradient and temperature variability were also observed. Adjustment of latent and sensible heat fluxes played a role in interannual temperature variability in tropical land regions.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Wei Chen, Dabang Jiang, Xianmei Lang, Zhiping Tian
Summary: The performance of CMIP5 and CMIP6 climate models in simulating weather regimes over East Asia is evaluated in this study. The results show that both generations of models can reasonably reproduce the circulation patterns of weather regimes but underestimate their intensities and occurrence frequencies while overestimating certain frequencies. Compared to CMIP5, CMIP6 models perform better in terms of overall performance and linear frequency trends.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Dan Hu, Zhiping Tian, Xianmei Lang, Dabang Jiang
Summary: Climate models are widely used to project future climate changes and analyze underlying mechanisms. The skill of these models in projecting future precipitation changes over global land has been analyzed. It was found that the models have robust skills in projecting global mean land precipitation changes, but are less skillful at regional scales, likely due to lower signal-to-noise ratios.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Zhiping Tian, Dabang Jiang, Ran Zhang, Baohuang Su
Summary: Transient simulations of the Holocene reveal a slight decrease in global mean surface air temperature from 11.5 to 7.5 ka due to changes in orbital insolation and greenhouse gas concentrations, followed by continuous warming until the preindustrial period mainly driven by increased greenhouse gas concentrations. The simulated temperature changes at 6 ka are consistent with other model results and are overall stronger than the arithmetic mean results for Middle Holocene simulations.
GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jule Xiao, Shengrui Zhang, Jiawei Fan, Ruilin Wen, Dayou Zhai, Zhiping Tian, Dabang Jiang
CLIMATE OF THE PAST
(2018)
Article
Geography, Physical
Huyue Song, Shixue Hu, Michael Benton, Dayong Jiang
Summary: This article examines the end Permian to Middle Triassic interval, which witnessed a significant marine mass extinction and delayed recovery. The focus is on Triassic marine sediments in South China, providing unique documentation of the collapse and recovery of marine ecosystems. Several papers analyze different fossils and their ecological significance, while others study biostratigraphy, reconstruct paleoenvironments, and link records to volcanic eruptions.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Mohammad Firoze Quamar, Upasana Swaroop Banerji, Biswajeet Thakur, Ratan Kar
Summary: The Indian Summer Monsoon is a crucial component of the Asian Monsoon System, impacting rainfall, agricultural productivity, and socio-economic growth in India and nearby regions. The central monsoon zone in India is more responsive to strong monsoon phases than weak ones.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Maria Laura Balestrieri, Valerio Olivetti, David Chew, Luca Zurli, Massimiliano Zattin, Foteini Drakou, Gianluca Cornamusini, Matteo Perotti
Summary: This study presents a multidisciplinary provenance study on legacy cores drilled in the central Ross Sea, Antarctica, providing insights into the oscillation of ice flows and advance and retreat phases of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
P. Depuydt, S. Toucanne, C. Barras, S. Le Houedec, M. Mojtahid
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive overview of the dynamics of the upper branch of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) in the mid-latitudes of the Northeast Atlantic. It focuses on the European Slope Current (ESC) and its glacial equivalent known as the Glacial Eastern Boundary Current (GEBC). The study reveals significant changes in flow strength and ventilation during the glacial and deglaciation periods, as well as a gradual weakening of the slope current during the Holocene.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Junhee Park, Holly J. Stein, Judith L. Hannah, Svetoslav V. Georgiev, Oyvind Hammer, Snorre Olaussen
Summary: This study reports new Re-Os ages for black shales from Svalbard and evaluates the paleoenvironment during organic-rich shale deposition. The study also proposes correlations of specific Late Jurassic ammonite zones between the Boreal and Tethyan realms.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Guocheng Dong, Weijian Zhou, Feng Xian, Yunchong Fu, Li Zhang, Ling Tang, Pengkai Ding
Summary: The cause of ice-age cycles is still not fully understood, and studying the timing and magnitude of mountain glaciations can provide valuable insights. This study presents new dating results from the Niqingqu Valley in the Tibetan Plateau, showing multiple glacial activities prior to the Penultimate Glacial Maximum. The findings suggest that low atmospheric CO2 content and reduced summer solar insolation/high summer-monsoon precipitation played a role in these glacial fluctuations.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Haoran Dong, Zhitong Chen, Yucheng Wang, Jie Chen, Zhiping Zhang, Zhongwei Shen, Xinwei Yan, Jianbao Liu
Summary: Through sediment records from Lake Nanyi in the lower Yangtze, we found that anthropogenic fire activity played a dominant role in the region, and the temporal pattern of fire activity was asynchronous from east to west. Archaeological evidence suggests an inverse relationship between agricultural and population levels and fire intensity during the mid-Holocene, with fire intensity being influenced by the diversity of landscape types associated with pre-historic subsistence patterns. Overall, changes in regional water-level delayed the transition from hunting-gathering to agriculture in the lower Yangtze region.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Giovanni Coletti, Giulia Bosio, Alberto Collareta, Or Mordecai Bialik, Eleonora Regattieri, Irene Cornacchia, Gianni Insacco, John Buckeridge
Summary: This paper argues that sessile barnacles are an excellent proxy for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. The shells of barnacles consist of diagenetically stable low-magnesium calcite and record short-term variations. Analyses of several Western Mediterranean barnacle-rich deposits demonstrate the utility of barnacles as proxies for water depth, distance from the coastline, and hydrodynamic conditions. Moreover, the stable isotope ratios of barnacle shells can provide detailed palaeoenvironmental information.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Feng Wu, Xinong Xie, Wen Yan, Youhua Zhu, Beichen Chen, Jianuo Chen, Mo Zhou
Summary: This paper describes the Quaternary evolution of Meiji Atoll in the southern South China Sea. The findings show how variations in sea surface temperature, eustatic sea level, and tectonics have influenced the development of the atoll. These findings have broader implications for understanding the Quaternary evolution of similar tropical carbonate atolls in the region.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Ana Mateos, Ericson Hoelzchen, Jesus Rodriguez
Summary: The Epivillafranchian and the transition to the Galerian was a period of environmental fluctuations and faunal turnover. Hominins and giant hyenas could coexist during the Epivillafranchian, but the transition to the Galerian led to a disruption of the scavenging niche, coinciding with the extinction of P. brevirostris.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Tianyu Du, Wensheng Zhang, Bing Li, Linjing Liu, Yuecong Li, Yawen Ge, Shiyong Yu
Summary: This article presents sedimentary evidence for a dramatic channel displacement of the lower Yellow River about 3000-2600 years ago, and explains the impact of this displacement on the geomorphology and human migration.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Johann Mueller, Michael M. Joachimski, Oliver Lehnert, Peep Mannik, Yadong Sun
Summary: The Late Ordovician mass extinction occurred during an ice age, with maximum ice coverage and a substantial drop in global sea level. This led to the exposure or shallowing of shallow tropical shelf environments. The study suggests that the burial rate of nutrient phosphorus (P) on shelves was minimal during this glacial period, leading to excess bioavailable P entering the open ocean and stimulating phytoplankton production, which in turn lowered oxygen concentrations.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Marina Addante, Patrizia Maiorano, Giovanna Scopelliti, Angela Girone, Maria Marino, Samanta Trotta, Antonio Caruso
Summary: This study presents the first high-resolution results on planktonic foraminiferal stable oxygen isotopes and calcareous plankton assemblages, providing insights into the glacial-interglacial variability and North Atlantic climate variability. The research also reveals evidence of the first significant southward migration of the Subarctic Front in the mid-latitudes.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Bing-Cai Liu, Rui-Wen Zong, Kai Wang, Jiao Bai, Yi Wang, Hong-He Xu
Summary: Phytogeography plays a vital role in the evolution of plants. This paper describes a new species of a spore-bearing plant from the upper Silurian period in West Junggar, China. By analyzing global Silurian macrofossil records, the study reveals the spatial-temporal distribution of Silurian plant macrofossils and identifies two phytogeographic realms during the Pridoli Epoch.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Francois Fournier, Thomas Teillet, Alexis Licht, Jean Borgomano, Lucien Montaggioni
Summary: This study investigates the temporal evolution of neritic carbonates in the proto-South China Sea to reconstruct East Asian monsoonal currents and winds during the middle to late Paleogene. The results highlight that many of the features of the summer East Asian Monsoon large-scale circulation are rooted in the middle Paleogene.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)