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SUBMITTER: Xu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5016894 | biostudies-other | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Scientific reports 20160909
Knowledge of spatial and temporal hydroclimatic differences is critical in understanding climatic mechanisms. Here we show striking hydroclimatic contrasts between northern and southern parts of the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau (ETP), and those between East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) and Indian summer monsoon (ISM) areas during the past ~2,000 years. During the Medieval Period, and the last 100 to 200 years, the southern ETP (S-ETP) area was generally dry (on average), while the northe ...[more]