Cenozoic evolution of the steppe-desert biome in Central Asia
The origins and development of the arid and highly seasonal steppe-desert biome in Central
Asia, the largest of its kind in the world, remain largely unconstrained by existing records. It …
Asia, the largest of its kind in the world, remain largely unconstrained by existing records. It …
The role of paleogeography in Asian monsoon evolution: A review and new insights from climate modelling
The Asian monsoons are triggered by complex interactions between the atmosphere, Asian
and African orography, and the surrounding oceans, resulting in highly seasonal climate …
and African orography, and the surrounding oceans, resulting in highly seasonal climate …
Qaidam Basin leaf fossils show northeastern Tibet was high, wet and cool in the early Oligocene
B Song, RA Spicer, K Zhang, J Ji, A Farnsworth… - Earth and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Paleogene environment of today's semi-arid and arid Central Asia is poorly quantified
and knowledge of the paleoelevation of northern Tibet remains elusive, yet both are crucially …
and knowledge of the paleoelevation of northern Tibet remains elusive, yet both are crucially …
The evolution of hydroclimate in Asia over the Cenozoic: A stable-isotope perspective
JKC Rugenstein, CP Chamberlain - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Links between tectonics and regional climate have been extensively studied in Asia.
However, despite decades of research, the relative roles of tectonics and global climate in …
However, despite decades of research, the relative roles of tectonics and global climate in …
Cenozoic exhumation of the Tianshan as constrained by regional low-temperature thermochronology
Y Wang, J Zhang, X Huang, Z Wang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The Tianshan range, located in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB),
represents an excellent natural laboratory for investigating intracontinental deformation. The …
represents an excellent natural laboratory for investigating intracontinental deformation. The …
Essentials of endorheic basins and lakes: A review in the context of current and future water resource management and mitigation activities in Central Asia
Endorheic basins (ie, land-locked drainage networks) and their lakes can be highly sensitive
to variations in climate and adverse anthropogenic activities, such as overexploitation of …
to variations in climate and adverse anthropogenic activities, such as overexploitation of …
The role of the westerlies and orography in Asian hydroclimate since the late Oligocene
Interactions between midlatitude westerlies and the Pamir–Tian Shan mountains
significantly impact hydroclimate patterns in Central Asia today, and they played an …
significantly impact hydroclimate patterns in Central Asia today, and they played an …
Asian monsoons and aridification response to Paleogene sea retreat and Neogene westerly shielding indicated by seasonality in Paratethys oysters
L Bougeois, G Dupont-Nivet, M de Rafélis… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Asian climate patterns, characterised by highly seasonal monsoons and continentality, are
thought to originate in the Eocene epoch (56 to 34 million years ago–Ma) in response to …
thought to originate in the Eocene epoch (56 to 34 million years ago–Ma) in response to …
Cenozoic pulsed rise and growth of the Chinese South Tianshan revealed by zircon and apatite provenance analyses: Implications for stepwise aridification in the …
Cenozoic uplift in the Tianshan played an important role in driving Proto‐Paratethys Sea
retreat and Asian aridification. However, most paleoclimate studies have focused on the …
retreat and Asian aridification. However, most paleoclimate studies have focused on the …
The neogene de-greening of central Asia
There remains substantial debate concerning the relative roles of tectonics and global
climate in driving the evolution of climate in Central Asia. Today, interior Asia—including the …
climate in driving the evolution of climate in Central Asia. Today, interior Asia—including the …