Search Results - "Chen, Shengqian"
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The "Proto-State"/ "Chiefdom" Controversy and the Study of the Origins of Chinese Civilization
Published in Social sciences in China (02-10-2023)“…"Proto-state" and "chiefdom" are two major theories used in exploring the origin of Chinese civilization. There is much debate about the relationship between…”
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Westerlies Asia and monsoonal Asia: Spatiotemporal differences in climate change and possible mechanisms on decadal to sub-orbital timescales
Published in Earth-science reviews (01-05-2019)“…The ‘westerlies-dominated climatic regime’ (WDCR) in the present interglacial period was proposed because precipitation/moisture variations between arid…”
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A climatological northern boundary index for the East Asian summer monsoon and its interannual variability
Published in Science China. Earth sciences (2018)“…A long-term perspective on the spatial variation of the northern boundary of the East Asian summer monsoon(EASM) and the related physical mechanisms is…”
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Southward shift of the westerly jet intensified late Holocene dust storms on the Tibetan Plateau
Published in Global and planetary change (01-06-2024)“…The climate change on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) exhibits a north-south dipole trend during the Holocene. However, it is unclear whether regional differences…”
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The Siberian High drove increasing dust storm activity on the Tibetan Plateau on the centennial scale during the past 2000 years
Published in Global and planetary change (01-09-2024)“…Precipitation records from the Tibetan Plateau (TP) for the past ∼2000 years show a north–south dipole pattern. Precipitation is one of the main factors…”
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Asian dust-storm activity dominated by Chinese dynasty changes since 2000 BP
Published in Nature communications (20-02-2020)“…The Asian monsoon (AM) played an important role in the dynastic history of China, yet it remains unknown whether AM-mediated shifts in Chinese societies affect…”
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Holocene climatic optimum in the East Asian monsoon region of China defined by climatic stability
Published in Earth-science reviews (01-01-2021)“…It is unclear whether the Holocene climatic optimum (HCO) occurred synchronously throughout the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) region, and if it did, whether…”
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Holocene moisture variations in arid central Asia: Reassessment and reconciliation
Published in Quaternary science reviews (01-12-2022)“…During the past two decades there have been numerous studies of Holocene moisture variations in arid central Asia (ACA). However, these available records show…”
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Abrupt climate change in arid central Asia during the Holocene: A review
Published in Earth-science reviews (01-07-2023)“…Unlike the long-term (e.g., Earth orbital-scale) climatic trend, abrupt climate changes in westerlies-dominated arid central Asia (ACA) during the Holocene…”
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Unintended consequences of combating desertification in China
Published in Nature communications (28-02-2023)“…Since the early 2000s, China has carried out extensive “grain-for-green” and grazing exclusion practices to combat desertification in the desertification-prone…”
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Biofuels Reserve Controlled Wildfire Regimes Since the Last Deglaciation: A Record From Gonghai Lake, North China
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-08-2021)“…Wildfire activity is an important activity in evolution of vegetation and carbon cycling. Whether wet weather will suppress wildfire or promote them by…”
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Holocene dust storm variations across northern monsoonal Asia and arid central Asia: Contrasting impacts of climate change
Published in Global and planetary change (01-09-2024)“…Arid inner Asia, encompassing northern monsoonal Asia (NMA) and arid central Asia (ACA), is the world's second largest dust source region, emitting large…”
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Collapse of the Tibetan Empire attributed to climatic shifts: Paleolimnological evidence from the western Tibetan Plateau
Published in Quaternary science reviews (01-10-2023)“…The Tibetan Empire, the only united regime in Tibetan history, existed between 618 and 877 CE, when Tibet was a unified world power, contesting control of…”
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GDGTs-based quantitative reconstruction of water level changes and precipitation at Daye Lake, Qinling Mountains (central-east China), over the past 2000 years
Published in Quaternary science reviews (01-09-2021)“…Alpine lakes are natural rain gauges, and reconstructing changes in their water level is a key to understanding the regional hydrological environment, climate…”
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Changes in vegetation greenness and its response to precipitation seasonality in Central Asia from 1982 to 2022
Published in Environmental research letters (01-10-2023)“…Abstract Central Asia is the world’s largest azonal arid region, with strong seasonal precipitation patterns. Vegetation in this region is relatively sparse…”
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Late Holocene transition from natural to anthropogenic forcing of vegetation change in the semi-arid region of northern China
Published in Quaternary science reviews (01-07-2022)“…Understanding the vegetation response to climate change and human activities during the Holocene may help predict the future trajectory of vegetation change…”
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Dust storms in northern China and their significance for the concept of the Anthropocene
Published in Science China. Earth sciences (01-05-2022)“…A key scientific issue in the study of the Anthropocene is the determination of the corresponding stratigraphic marker in geological archives. The arid and…”
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Changes in the hydrodynamic intensity of Bosten Lake and its impact on early human settlement in the northeastern Tarim Basin, Arid Central Asia
Published in Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology (15-08-2021)“…The climate of arid central Asia (ACA) is extremely dry and early human settlement in the region were dependent upon an unstable water supply. Thus, knowledge…”
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No evidence for an anti-phased Holocene moisture regime in mountains and basins in Central Asian: Records from Ili loess, Xinjiang
Published in Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology (15-06-2021)“…Arid Central Asia (ACA) is far from oceanic moisture sources and has a prevailing arid climate; thus the environment of the region is hydroclimatically…”
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Lake eutrophication in northeast China induced by the recession of the East Asian summer monsoon
Published in Quaternary science reviews (01-04-2022)“…Lakes are one of the most important freshwater resources on Earth and they provide a wide range of ecosystem services. However, due to rapid economic…”
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