Articles | Volume 22, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-22-1913-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-22-1913-2026
Research article
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19 Oct 2026
Research article |  | 19 Oct 2026

Orbital-scale precipitation variations in the western Qaidam Basin during the Late Pliocene: evidence from magnetic parameters and median grain-size

Zeng Luo, Hansheng Wang, Xiaoli Yu, Zhongbao Zhang, Zhifen Song, Jing Yang, Wanfeng Chen, Qingda Su, Yang Lu, and Shun Hua

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This study suggests that the dominant periodicity of precipitation shifted from eccentricity-scale (~100–125-kyr) variability to 20-kyr precessional variability during the Late Pliocene, implying that the processes controlling the westward penetration of summer moisture into the basin varied under different background climate states. These findings provide new insight into how background climate conditions may shape the orbital-scale response of precipitation during warm periods.
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