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Research article
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19 Dec 2016
Research article |
| 19 Dec 2016
Quantitative reconstruction of summer precipitation using a mid-Holocene δ13C common millet record from Guanzhong Basin, northern China
Qing Yang
School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023,
China
Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origin of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100044, China
Xiaoqiang Li
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origin of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100044, China
Xinying Zhou
Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origin of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100044, China
Keliang Zhao
Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origin of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100044, China
Nan Sun
The School of Earth Science and Resources, Chang'an University, Xi'an,
Shaanxi, 710054, China
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Short summary
The fossilized seeds of common millet are suited to the production of quantitative Holocene precipitation reconstructions. Our reconstructed results showed that summer precipitation from 7.7–3.4 ka BP was ~ 50 mm, or 17 % higher than present levels. Maximal mean summer precipitation peaked at 414 mm during 6.1–5.5 ka BP, ~ 109 mm, or 36 % higher than today, indicating the EASM peaked at this time. This work can provide a new proxy for further research into continuous paleoprecipitation sequences.
The fossilized seeds of common millet are suited to the production of quantitative Holocene...
