Little Ice Age wetting of interior Asian deserts and the rise of the Mongol Empire
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- 作者：Aaron E. Putnama ; b ; aaron.putnam@maine.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; David E. Putnamc ; Laia Andreu-Haylesb ; Edward R. Cookb ; Jonathan G. Palmerd ; Elizabeth H. Clarkb ; Chunzeng Wangc ; Feng Chene ; George H. Dentona ; Douglas P. Boylef ; Scott D. Bassettf ; Sean D. Birkela ; Javier Martin-Fernandezb ; Irka Hajdasg ; John Southonh ; Christopher B. Garnerf ; Hai Chengi ; Wallace S. Broeckerb
- 关键词：Asian hydroclimate ; 14C ; Dendrochronology ; Paleohydrology ; Mountain glacier ; Snowpack ; Westerlies ; Asian monsoon ; Tarim Basin ; Taklamakan Desert ; Lop Nor
- 刊名：Quaternary Science Reviews
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：131
- 期：part_PA
- 页码：33-50
- 全文大小：5948 K
文摘
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The Tarim Basin was wetter than today for most of the past 830 yrs.
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Wet conditions correspond to Little Ice Age cooling.
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Southward migration of rangelands facilitated spread of Mongol Empire.
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Current warming could cause northward expansion of interior Asian deserts.