LI Pian, ZHANG Maoheng, KONG Xinggong, ZHANG Chunxia, WANG Yongjin, ZHAO Kan. A STALAGMITE-RECORD OF EAST ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON IN THE LAST 2000 YEARS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH HISTORICAL RECORDS[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2010, 30(4): 201-208. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2010.04201
Citation: LI Pian, ZHANG Maoheng, KONG Xinggong, ZHANG Chunxia, WANG Yongjin, ZHAO Kan. A STALAGMITE-RECORD OF EAST ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON IN THE LAST 2000 YEARS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH HISTORICAL RECORDS[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2010, 30(4): 201-208. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2010.04201
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A STALAGMITE-RECORD OF EAST ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON IN THE LAST 2000 YEARS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH HISTORICAL RECORDS

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  • Received Date: January 10, 2010
  • Revised Date: March 17, 2010
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  • A 4-5 year resolution oxygen isotope record based on 21230Th dates and 486 oxygen isotope data from a 236-mm-long stalagmite, which was collected from Xi-niu Cave in Shengnongjia, Hubei Province, provides a detailed history of the East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM) during the past 2000 years. Our δ18O sequence reveals that EASM intensity gradually weakened in the last 2000 years, superimposed by numerous decades or century-scale aridity/moisture oscillations, showing a characteristics of the typical Medieval Warming Period and Little Ice Age. The δ18O record generally correlates well with the summer insolation at 33°N, indicating that the long-term trend of the EASM is likely modulated by summer insolation. A comparison with history literatures shows that periods of constant negative δ18O values (stable moisture periods) occur during the Han and Tang Dynasties, while intervals of positive yet large oscillation in δ18O values (aridity and abrupt monsoon variability) correspond to the War Era, Song and Ming Dynasties, indicating frequent plagues of aridity/flood. This relationship suggests a clear link between climate change and the demise of these dynasties, and climate variability probably played an important role in Culture evolution.
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