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Article: Alkenone-based reconstruction of late-Holocene surface temperature and salinity changes in Lake Qinghai, China

TitleAlkenone-based reconstruction of late-Holocene surface temperature and salinity changes in Lake Qinghai, China
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Issue Date2006
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Geophysical Research Letters, 2006, v. 33 n. 9 How to Cite?
AbstractFew proxies can provide quantitative reconstructions of past continental climatic and hydrological changes. Here, we report the first alkenone-based reconstruction of late Holocene temperature and salinity changes in Lake Qinghai, China. The alkenone-temperature proxy (U37 k′) indicates up to a 1°C change in mean annual air temperature or a 2°C change in summer lake water temperature during the late Holocene. Oscillating warm and cold periods could be related to the 20th century warm period, the Little Ice Age, the Medieval Warm Period, the Dark Ages Cold Period, and the Roman Warm Period. The relative importance of C37:4 alkenone to total C37 alkenone production (%C37:4) fluctuated between 15-45%, with higher values during warm periods, suggesting that lake water was also fresher during these periods. The coupled late Holocene surface temperature and salinity changes suggest that Asian monsoons strongly influenced the climate of the Lake Qinghai region. Copyright 2006 by the American Geophysical Union.
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dc.contributor.authorLiu, Zen_US
dc.contributor.authorHenderson, ACGen_US
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Yen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T06:18:28Z-
dc.date.available2012-06-26T06:18:28Z-
dc.date.issued2006en_US
dc.identifier.citationGeophysical Research Letters, 2006, v. 33 n. 9en_US
dc.identifier.issn0094-8276en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/151191-
dc.description.abstractFew proxies can provide quantitative reconstructions of past continental climatic and hydrological changes. Here, we report the first alkenone-based reconstruction of late Holocene temperature and salinity changes in Lake Qinghai, China. The alkenone-temperature proxy (U37 k′) indicates up to a 1°C change in mean annual air temperature or a 2°C change in summer lake water temperature during the late Holocene. Oscillating warm and cold periods could be related to the 20th century warm period, the Little Ice Age, the Medieval Warm Period, the Dark Ages Cold Period, and the Roman Warm Period. The relative importance of C37:4 alkenone to total C37 alkenone production (%C37:4) fluctuated between 15-45%, with higher values during warm periods, suggesting that lake water was also fresher during these periods. The coupled late Holocene surface temperature and salinity changes suggest that Asian monsoons strongly influenced the climate of the Lake Qinghai region. Copyright 2006 by the American Geophysical Union.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofGeophysical Research Lettersen_US
dc.titleAlkenone-based reconstruction of late-Holocene surface temperature and salinity changes in Lake Qinghai, Chinaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailLiu, Z:zhliu@hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1029/2006GL026151en_US
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dc.identifier.volume33en_US
dc.identifier.issue9en_US
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