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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake Chenghai, China 14,100 Year Lake Level Reconstruction

browse graphicPaleoclimatology - Lake Level Reconstruction
This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Lake Level Reconstruction. The data include parameters of lake levels|paleolimnology with a geographic location of China, Eastern Asia. The time period coverage is from 14101 to 168 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
  • Cite as: Xu, H.; Goldsmith, Y.; Lan, J.; Tan, L.; Wang, X.L.; Zhou, X.; Cheng, J.; Lang, Y.; Liu, C. (2020-02-02): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake Chenghai, China 14,100 Year Lake Level Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/nvht-db13. Accessed [date].
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DistributorNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Data Center Contact
NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
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Coverage DescriptionDate Range: 14101 cal yr BP to 168 cal yr BP;
Time Period-12151 to 1782
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 26.5
S: 26.5
E: 100.5
W: 100.5
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Juxtaposition of Western Pacific Subtropical High on Asian Summer Monsoon Shapes Subtropical East Asian Precipitation
    • Associated Reference published 2020
      Hai Xu, Yonaton Goldsmith, Jianghu Lan, Liangcheng Tan, Xulong Wang, Xinying Zhou, Jun Cheng, Yunchao Lang, Congqiang Liu, 2020: Juxtaposition of Western Pacific Subtropical High on Asian Summer Monsoon Shapes Subtropical East Asian Precipitation. Geophysical Research Letters, , , 10.1029/2019GL084705
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2020-02-02
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress StatusComplete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
STUDY NOTES: Lake level reconstruction for Lake Chenghai, China for the past 14,100 years. The lake level dataset is digitalized from the original lake level curve. Please keep in mind that there are some intervals of lower uncertainty which are marked in the original curve in Fig.2
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Increasing lines of evidence question the homogenous response of Asian Summer Monsoon (ASM) precipitation patterns, requiring rethinking of the forcing mechanisms. Here we show a ~15,000-yr quantitative precipitation history based on well-dated lake levels at Lake Chenghai (LC), subtropical China. Lake levels and the inferred precipitation were high during the Bolling-Allerod, early and late Holocene, but low during the middle Holocene. The orbital scale precipitation trend is out of phase with boreal summer insolation, the later has been widely suggested as the driver of ASM precipitation. LC long term lake levels are synchronous with trends in tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures (SST), the related zonal SST gradients, and interhemispheric temperature gradients. We propose that changes in either the interhemispheric or zonal Pacific temperature gradients modulate the intensity and location of the western Pacific subtropical high, which is juxtaposed on the ASM, leading to heterogeneous hydroclimatic conditions over subtropical East Asia.
PurposeRecords of past lake levels, mostly related to changes in moisture balance (evaporation-precipitation). Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Xu, H.; Goldsmith, Y.; Lan, J.; Tan, L.; Wang, X.L.; Zhou, X.; Cheng, J.; Lang, Y.; Liu, C. (2020-02-02): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake Chenghai, China 14,100 Year Lake Level Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/nvht-db13. Accessed [date].
  • Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.
Cited Authors
  • Xu, H.
  • Goldsmith, Y.
  • Lan, J.
  • Tan, L.
  • Wang, X.L.
  • Zhou, X.
  • Cheng, J.
  • Lang, Y.
  • Liu, C.
Originators
  • Xu, H.
  • Goldsmith, Y.
  • Lan, J.
  • Tan, L.
  • Wang, X.L.
  • Zhou, X.
  • Cheng, J.
  • Lang, Y.
  • Liu, C.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ocean/Lake Records > Lake Levels
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > lake levels|paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > lake levels|paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > lake levels
  • Other Hydroclimate Reconstruction
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: lake level; Material: null
Data Center keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Continent > Asia > Eastern Asia > China > Lake Chenghai > LATITUDE 26.5 > LONGITUDE 100.5
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Xu, H.; Goldsmith, Y.; Lan, J.; Tan, L.; Wang, X.L.; Zhou, X.; Cheng, J.; Lang, Y.; Liu, C. (2020-02-02): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake Chenghai, China 14,100 Year Lake Level Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/nvht-db13. Accessed [date].
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