Asynchronous evolution of the isotopic composition and amount of precipitation in north China during the Holocene revealed by a record of compound-specific carbon and hydrogen isotopes of long-chain n-alkanes from an alpine lake

• Published in: Earth and planetary science letters Vol. 446; pp. 68 - 76
• Main Authors: Rao, Zhiguo, Jia, Guodong, Li, Yunxia, Chen, Jianhui, Xu, Qinghai, Chen, Fahu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.07.2016
• Subjects: Carbon; Holocene; Hydrogen; Hydrogen isotopes; isotopes in precipitation; Lakes; long-chain n-alkanes; Moisture; Monsoons; north China; Pollen; precipitation amount; Time measurements; δ13C and [formula omitted]; China, People's Rep; precipitation amount; δ13C and δD; isotopes in precipitation; long-chain n-alkanes; Holocene; north China

Both the timing of the maximum East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) intensity in monsoonal China and the environmental significance of the Chinese stalagmite oxygen isotopic record (δ18O) have been debated. Here, we present a ca. 120-year-resolution compound-specific carbon (δ13C) and hydrogen (δD) isot...