Jianhui Chen

TL;DR: In this article, the authors synthesize palaeoclimate records from the mid-latitude arid Asian region dominated today by the Westerlies ("arid central Asia" (ACA)) to evaluate spatial and temporal patterns of moisture changes during the Holocene.

TL;DR: In this article, isotope dilution mass spectrometers were used to measure the concentration of U in seawater using a double spike to correct for instrumental fractionation, and the results showed that the variation in salinity normalized U concentrations suggests that U may be much more reactive in the marine environment than previously thought.

TL;DR: A well-dated, pollen-based, ~20-yr-resolution quantitative precipitation reconstruction from an alpine lake in North China, which provides for the first time a direct record of EASM evolution since 14.7 ka, points to strong internal feedback processes driving the EASm, and may aid the understanding of future monsoon behaviour under ongoing anthropogenic climate change.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate spatial and temporal patterns of effective moisture variations documented by different proxies from 17 records in arid central Asia (ACA), and synthesize a decadal-resolution moisture curve for ACA over the past millennium, using 5 of the 17 records selected on the basis of reliable chronologies and robust proxies.