Holocene pedostratigraphic records from the southern Chinese Loess Plateau and their implications for the effects of climate on human civilization

doi:10.1016/j.catena.2019.104410

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	Holocene pedostratigraphic records from the southern Chinese Loess Plateau and their implications for the effects of climate on human civilization
	Zhao, Jing-Bo 1,2,3; Ma, Yan-Dong 2,3,4; Cao, Jun-Ji 2,3; Hao, Yu-Fen 5; Shao, Tian-Jie 5; Liu, Xiu-Ming 6
通讯作者	Ma, Yan-Dong(mayandongemail@163.com)
	2020-04-01
发表期刊	CATENA
ISSN	0341-8162
卷号	187 页码:10
摘要	The relationship between Holocene climate change and the evolution of civilizations, both in China and elsewhere, is of increasing research interest. Here we present the results of a study of the particle size, CaCO3 content, magnetic susceptibility, and soil microstructure of the Holocene paleosol and loess sequence at the sites of Luochuan and Lintong in the southern Chinese Loess Plateau. The results reveal that the paleosol in the late stage of the mid-Holocene is less developed than that in the early stage, and that the corresponding average annual precipitation was at least 100 mm higher than today, due to the enhancement of the summer monsoon. Climatic deterioration occurred in the middle stage of the mid-Holocene, during 6000-5000 yr BP, which was the coldest and driest stage. Four stages of monsoon change occurred in the study area during the Holocene: at 8500, 6000, 5000, and 3100 yr BP. They enable the following climatic subdivision of this interval: three cold and dry periods with enhanced winter monsoon and dust storm activity, and two warm humid periods with a strong summer monsoon and weak dust storm activity. The transformation of the monsoon climate since 3100 yr BP indicates that the modern interglacial period, compared with the last interglacial, is not typical and possesses some of the characteristics of cold and dry climates. The observed pattern of climate change since the mid-Holocene has substantially affected the development of civilization in the region. This is manifested by the frequent migration of ancient capitals caused by the onset of a cold and dry climate: the location of capitals shifted from high altitudes in the Loess Plateau to loess tableland areas on the lower altitude plains, including to the first terrace in the low-altitude plain and then to the moderately-high second terrace of the Wei River. Our results contribute to an improved understanding of the climatic drivers of human civilization in China and provide a basis for predicting future environmental changes in the region.
关键词	Loess Plateau Holocene Climate transformation Paleosol Human culture
DOI	10.1016/j.catena.2019.104410
关键词[WOS]	PALEOSOL SEQUENCE ; GUANZHONG BASIN ; SOIL ; EVOLUTION ; EROSION ; SECTION ; IMPACT ; PHASE
收录类别	SCI ; SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation[41772180] ; State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences[SKLLQG1713] ; State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences[SKLLQG1847] ; Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences[KLACP201904]
WOS研究方向	Geology ; Agriculture ; Water Resources
项目资助者	National Natural Science Foundation ; State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Soil Science ; Water Resources
WOS记录号	WOS:000514020400006
出版者	ELSEVIER
引用统计	被引频次：9[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.ieecas.cn/handle/361006/12709
专题	粉尘与环境研究室
通讯作者	Ma, Yan-Dong
作者单位	1.Baoji Univ Arts & Sci, Shaanxi Key Lab Disasters Monitoring & Mech Simul, Baoji 721013, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Earth Environm, State Key Lab Loess & Quaternary Geol, Xian 710075, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Earth Environm, Key Lab Aerosol Chem & Phys, Xian 710075, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 4.Changan Univ, Key Lab Subsurface Hydrol & Ecol Effects Arid Reg, Minist Educ, Xian 710054, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 5.Shaanxi Normal Univ, Sch Geog & Tourism, Xian 710119, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 6.Fujian Normal Univ, Sch Geog Sci, Fuzhou 350000, Fujian, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhao, Jing-Bo,Ma, Yan-Dong,Cao, Jun-Ji,et al. Holocene pedostratigraphic records from the southern Chinese Loess Plateau and their implications for the effects of climate on human civilization[J]. CATENA,2020,187:10.
APA	Zhao, Jing-Bo,Ma, Yan-Dong,Cao, Jun-Ji,Hao, Yu-Fen,Shao, Tian-Jie,&Liu, Xiu-Ming.(2020).Holocene pedostratigraphic records from the southern Chinese Loess Plateau and their implications for the effects of climate on human civilization.CATENA,187,10.
MLA	Zhao, Jing-Bo,et al."Holocene pedostratigraphic records from the southern Chinese Loess Plateau and their implications for the effects of climate on human civilization".CATENA 187(2020):10.