Articles | Volume 16, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-1987-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-1987-2020
Research article
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30 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 30 Oct 2020

Wet–dry status change in global closed basins between the mid-Holocene and the Last Glacial Maximum and its implication for future projection

Xinzhong Zhang, Yu Li, Wangting Ye, Simin Peng, Yuxin Zhang, Hebin Liu, Yichan Li, Qin Han, and Lingmei Xu

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (12 May 2020) by Keely Mills
AR by Yu Li on behalf of the Authors (23 Jun 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
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RR by Cody Routson (28 Jul 2020)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (10 Aug 2020) by Keely Mills
AR by Yu Li on behalf of the Authors (05 Sep 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (20 Sep 2020) by Keely Mills
AR by Yu Li on behalf of the Authors (22 Sep 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Many closed-basin lakes are now drying, causing water crisis in hinterlands; however, many were much wetter in a similar warm world 6000 years ago. Why do they respond differently and will it be wetter or drier? We assess the wet–dry status and mechanism at different timescales and suggest that moisture change in the past and future warm periods are controlled by summer and winter precipitation, respectively. Diversified responses in different closed basins need a more resilient strategy.