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SUBMITTER: Licht A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4976207 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Licht A A Dupont-Nivet G G Pullen A A Kapp P P Abels H A HA Lai Z Z Guo Z Z Abell J J Giesler D D
Nature communications 20160804
The onset of modern central Asian atmospheric circulation is traditionally linked to the interplay of surface uplift of the Mongolian and Tibetan-Himalayan orogens, retreat of the Paratethys sea from central Asia and Cenozoic global cooling. Although the role of these players has not yet been unravelled, the vast dust deposits of central China support the presence of arid conditions and modern atmospheric pathways for the last 25 million years (Myr). Here, we present provenance data from older ( ...[more]