Is there a time-transgressive Holocene optimum in the East Asian monsoon area?

Weijian Zhou; Shaohua Song; G. Burr; A. J T Jull; Xuefeng Lu; Huagui Yu; Peng Cheng

Is there a time-transgressive Holocene optimum in the East Asian monsoon area?

Weijian Zhou, Shaohua Song, G. Burr, A. J T Jull, Xuefeng Lu, Huagui Yu, Peng Cheng

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Abstract

We have carried out a multiproxy analysis of high-resolution eutrophic peat/mud, sand dune, and loess/paleosol sequences covering the Holocene period in both southern and northern China, in order to test the hypothesis of a time-transgressive Holocene optimum in the East Asian monsoon area (An et al. 2000). Samples were radiocarbon dated to establish the chronology. Our results indicate that the Holocene optimum occurred between ~10,000-5000 cal yr ago in both southern and northern China, consistent with a global pattern rather than simply a local expression. Our data also support the conclusion that the evolution of Holocene climate in China is consistent with changes in Northern Hemisphere solar radiation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	865-875
Number of pages	11
Journal	Radiocarbon
Volume	49
Issue number	2
State	Published - Nov 2007

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Zhou, W., Song, S., Burr, G., J T Jull, A., Lu, X., Yu, H., & Cheng, P. (2007). Is there a time-transgressive Holocene optimum in the East Asian monsoon area? Radiocarbon, 49(2), 865-875.

Is there a time-transgressive Holocene optimum in the East Asian monsoon area? / Zhou, Weijian; Song, Shaohua; Burr, G.; J T Jull, A.; Lu, Xuefeng; Yu, Huagui; Cheng, Peng.

In: Radiocarbon, Vol. 49, No. 2, 11.2007, p. 865-875.

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Zhou, W, Song, S, Burr, G, J T Jull, A, Lu, X, Yu, H & Cheng, P 2007, 'Is there a time-transgressive Holocene optimum in the East Asian monsoon area?', Radiocarbon, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 865-875.

Zhou W, Song S, Burr G, J T Jull A, Lu X, Yu H et al. Is there a time-transgressive Holocene optimum in the East Asian monsoon area? Radiocarbon. 2007 Nov;49(2):865-875.

Zhou, Weijian ; Song, Shaohua ; Burr, G. ; J T Jull, A. ; Lu, Xuefeng ; Yu, Huagui ; Cheng, Peng. / Is there a time-transgressive Holocene optimum in the East Asian monsoon area?. In: Radiocarbon. 2007 ; Vol. 49, No. 2. pp. 865-875.

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