Northern Hemisphere ice sheet expansion intensified Asian aridification and the 
winter monsoon across the mid-Pleistocene transition

Ao, Hong; Rohling, Eelco J.; Li, Xinzhou; Song, Yougui; Roberts, Andrew P.; Han, Yongming; Poulsen, Christopher J.; Jonell, Tara N.; Liebrand, Diederik; Sun, Qiang; Li, Xinxia; Qiang, Xiaoke; Zhang, Peng; Dekkers, Mark J.

doi:10.57757/IUGG23-4078

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Northern Hemisphere ice sheet expansion intensified Asian aridification and the winter monsoon across the mid-Pleistocene transition

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Ao, Hong
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Rohling, Eelco J.
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Li, Xinzhou
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Song, Yougui
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Roberts, Andrew P.
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Han, Yongming
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Poulsen, Christopher J.
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Jonell, Tara N.
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Liebrand, Diederik
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Sun, Qiang
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Li, Xinxia
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Qiang, Xiaoke
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Zhang, Peng
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Dekkers, Mark J.
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

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Ao, H., Rohling, E. J., Li, X., Song, Y., Roberts, A. P., Han, Y., Poulsen, C. J., Jonell, T. N., Liebrand, D., Sun, Q., Li, X., Qiang, X., Zhang, P., Dekkers, M. J. (2023): Northern Hemisphere ice sheet expansion intensified Asian aridification and the winter monsoon across the mid-Pleistocene transition, XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) (Berlin 2023).
https://doi.org/10.57757/IUGG23-4078

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Abstract

Earth’s climate experienced a major reorganization across the mid-Pleistocene transition (MPT) from 1.25 to 0.6 million years ago (Ma), when the dominant climate periodicity transitioned from 41-thousand years (kyr) to around 100-kyr. The MPT occurred without a concomitant shift in the orbital forcing rhythm, so it is related to internal climate dynamics rather than external astronomical forcing. Here, we investigate Asian climate dynamics associated with two extreme glacial loess coarsening events at the onset and middle of the MPT by combining new and existing grain size and magnetic susceptibility records from the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) spanning the last 1.6 Ma. We find that the two extreme glacial events were marked by a combination of intensified and expanded Asian aridity, winter monsoon strengthening, and distinct coarsening of loess layers L15 and L9-1 across the CLP. These two glacial intensifications coincided with notable Northern Hemisphere glacial ice sheet expansion at 1.25 and 0.9 Ma when the 100-kyr initiated and intensified. By integrating observations, land-sea correlations, and model simulations, we propose that these anomalously dry and windy Asian glacials were probably driven by an amplified terrestrial climate response to the coincident Northern Hemisphere ice sheet expansion. The shift from a 41-kyr to 100-kyr orbital periodicity across the MPT also occurred in our monsoon records, which reflect Northern Hemisphere ice sheet control on orbital-scale Asian climate variability, not just on extreme glacial Asian climate events at 1.25 and 0.9 Ma. Our study supports a close relationship between Asia-interior and global climate changes.