Journal of Geographical Sciences, Volume. 30, Issue 12, 2002(2020)

Holocene aeolian activities linked to Indian summer monsoon in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River

Tuoyu LI1, Jifeng ZHANG2、*, Yongqiu WU3, Shisong DU3, Duowen MO4, Yinan LIAO4, Zhitong CHEN2, Jianbao LIU2, and Qing LI5
Author Affiliations
  • 1Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology (LAE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
  • 3MOE Engineering Center of Desertification and Blown-sand Control, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • 4Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 5Institute of Geographical Sciences, Hebei Engineering Research Center of Geographic Information Application, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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    Location of the study area (a) and distribution of aeolian sediment profiles in the middle reaches of the YZR (b). The boundary of westerlies and the ISM (dashed line; et al., 2010" target="_self" style="display: inline;">Chen et al., 2010) are also shown.
    Sediment logs and ages of aeolian sand and loess in the middle reaches of the YZR
    Comparison of the probability density curve for Holocene aeolian sediment ages in the middle reaches of the YZR (a) with other palaeoclimatic records: (b) summer insolation at 30°N (Berger and Loutre, 1991); (c) a lake-level record reconstructed by the PC1 grain size of the Lake Paru Co (et al., 2014" target="_self" style="display: inline;">Bird et al., 2014); (d) isotopic divergence between C23 and C31 n-alkanes (ΔδD) in Hongyuan peat (et al., 2011" target="_self" style="display: inline;">Seki et al., 2011); (e) a stalagmite δ18O record from southern Oman (et al., 2003" target="_self" style="display: inline;">Fleitmann et al., 2003).
    • Table 1.

      OSL dating results of aeolian sediments in the YZR basin

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      Table 1.

      OSL dating results of aeolian sediments in the YZR basin

      SampleDepth (cm)U (ppm)Th (ppm)K (%)Dose rate (Gy•ka‒1)De/GyOSL age (ka)
      DRX-OSL68-721.56±0.313.95±0.72.41±0.043.73±0.272.93±0.300.79±0.10
      RM-OSL-128-322.64±0.03917.8±0.0252.46±0.0264.36±0.327.99±0.401.83±0.29
      RM-OSL-3208-2123.09±0.03819.2±0.0242.06±0.0304.17±0.3119.35±0.984.64±0.36
      DPZ-OSL-3436-4404.16±0.03418.2±0.0252.36±0.0284.76±0.358.37±0.421.76±0.18
    • Table 2.

      Radiocarbon dating results of aeolian sediments in the YZR basin

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      Table 2.

      Radiocarbon dating results of aeolian sediments in the YZR basin

      SampleDepth/cmDating materialConventional 14C age (BP, 2σ)Calibrated14C age (BP, 2σ)
      SK-14C-1435-439Charcoal2880±253005±37
      WL-14C-150-55Total organic matter710±20670±6
    • Table 3.

      A dataset of synthesized ages of Holocene aeolian sediments in the middle reaches of the YZR

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      Table 3.

      A dataset of synthesized ages of Holocene aeolian sediments in the middle reaches of the YZR

      SectionDepth (cm)Dating methodDating materialAge (ka/cal ka BP)Latitude (°N)Longitude (°E)Altitude (m asl)Source
      TB1350OSLAeolian loess2.70±0.2029.316789.55003800Sun et al., 2007
      TB7380OSLAeolian loess11.00±1.2029.316788.91673920Sun et al., 2007
      DAR1300-325 14CCharcoal3.15±0.08Kaiser et al., 2009
      STA150OSLAeolian sand2.90±0.2029.633191.09783660Kaiser et al., 2009
      STA1180OSLAeolian sand4.10±0.4029.633191.09783667Kaiser et al., 2009
      STA1280OSLAeolian sand6.70±0.5029.633191.09783667Kaiser et al., 2009
      QUX 1280OSLAeolian sand8.50±0.7029.355390.72343603Kaiser et al., 2009
      QUX 2325-330 14CCharcoal7.78±0.0729.365990.75563536Kaiser et al., 2009
      Section 4867-73OSLAeolian loess8.80±3.9029.733389.81674571Lehmkuhl et al., 2000
      Section 4947-53OSLAeolian loess7.80±1.2029.766789.85004835Lehmkuhl et al., 2000
      LXD170OSLAeolian loess7.90±0.9029.327589.53863797Hu et al., 2018
      LXD98OSLAeolian loess3.20±0.3029.327589.53863797Hu et al., 2018
      Xigaze 14COrganic matter0.92±0.0229.305788.86883811Hu et al., 2018
      TDD87OSLAeolian loess2.60±0.3029.337290.32363687Hu et al., 2018
      TDD195OSLAeolian loess2.90±0.3029.337290.32363687Hu et al., 2018
      TDD285OSLAeolian loess5.00±0.5029.337290.32363687Hu et al., 2018
      JB260TLAeolian sand8.56±0.6529.396989.35003890Li et al., 2010
      QS430TLAeolian loess8.85±0.5329.390090.75784000Li et al., 2010
      GM34014COrganic matter6.20±0.31Li et al., 2010
      GM531TLAeolian sand8.30±0.30Li et al., 2010
      Cha'er6514COrganic mattera2.23±0.1029.389589.28233856Zheng et al., 2009
      Cha'er235TLAeolian sand8.56±0.6529.389589.28233856Zheng et al., 2009
      ZD158OSLAeolian loess5.90±0.2029.246691.71203561Zheng, 2009
      ZD628OSLAeolian sand8.50±0.6029.246691.71203561Zheng, 2009
      CGG168OSLAeolian sand1.82±0.1629.365391.14913652Li et al., 2020
      CGG287OSLAeolian sand8.43±0.6629.365391.14913652Li et al., 2020
      YJP10.4OSLSandy loess1.90±0.1029.455694.46932943Ling et al., 2020
      YJP10.9OSLSandy loess3.90±0.3029.455694.46932943Ling et al., 2020
      YJP11.4OSLSandy loess4.40±0.3029.455694.46932943Ling et al., 2020
      YJP11.9OSLSandy loess4.30±0.3029.455694.46932943Ling et al., 2020
      YJP12.5OSLSandy loess5.10±0.4029.455694.46932943Ling et al., 2020
      YJP13OSLSandy loess3.20±0.2029.455694.46932943Ling et al., 2020
      YJP13.6OSLSandy loess8.30±0.6029.455694.46932943Ling et al., 2020
      YJP21.7OSLSandy loess110±0.9029.455694.46932943Ling et al., 2020
      MLP6.5OSLAeolian sand4.50±0.3029.118993.77813004Ling et al., 2020
      MLP10OSLAeolian sand6.20±0.5029.118993.77813004Ling et al., 2020
      LXP1.3OSLSandy loess4.90±0.4029.066892.79933172Ling et al., 2020
      LXP2OSLSandy loess6.50±0.5029.066892.79933172Ling et al., 2020
      SRP0.7OSLAeolian sand0.40±0.1029.261791.98733553Ling et al., 2020
      SectionDepth (cm)Dating methodDating materialAge (ka/cal ka BP)Latitude (°N)Longitude (°E)Altitude (m asl)Source
      SRP1.4OSLAeolian sand0.80±0.1029.261791.98733553Ling et al., 2020
      SRP2.1OSLAeolian sand1.00±0.1029.261791.98733553Ling et al., 2020
      SRP2.8OSLAeolian sand1.10±0.1029.261791.98733553Ling et al., 2020
      SRP3.5OSLAeolian sand1.00±0.1029.261791.98733553Ling et al., 2020
      SRP4.2OSLAeolian sand1.20±0.1029.261791.98733553Ling et al., 2020
      SRP4.9OSLAeolian sand4.10±0.4029.261791.98733553Ling et al., 2020
      LCP2.9OSLSandy loess9.20±0.8029.387289.32543815Ling et al., 2020
      DRX70OSLAeolian sand0.79±0.1029.366491.14943656This study
      RM30OSLAeolian loess1.83±0.2929.352888.46153876This study
      RM210OSLAeolian loess4.64±0.3629.352888.46153876This study
      WL52 14COrganic matter0.67±0.0129.144593.67663092This study
      SK437 14CCharcoal3.01±0.0429.299591.41153557This study
      DPZ438OSLAeolian sand1.76±0.1829.283591.64853584This study
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    Tuoyu LI, Jifeng ZHANG, Yongqiu WU, Shisong DU, Duowen MO, Yinan LIAO, Zhitong CHEN, Jianbao LIU, Qing LI. Holocene aeolian activities linked to Indian summer monsoon in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(12): 2002

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Mar. 20, 2020

    Accepted: Oct. 15, 2020

    Published Online: May. 7, 2021

    The Author Email: ZHANG Jifeng (zhangjifeng@itpcas.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s11442-020-1824-6

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