Vegetation and climate chages in Central Asia during the last 28,000 yrs A high―resolution pollen record from Valikhanovsection, Kazakhstan.docVIP

Vegetation and climate changes in Central Asia during the last 28,000 yrs A high―resolution pollen record from Valikhanovsection, Kazakhstan 　　【Abstract】A high-resolution pollen-based bioclimatic reconstruction from Valikhanov section in Kazakhstan， supported by 6 AMS dates reveals vegetation and climate change history during last glaciations and Holocene. The vegetation probably was Artemisia arid steppe during ～28，000 - ～18，000 14C yr BP.， then turned to be Artemisia steppe during ～18，000 - ～10，000 14C yr BP， an Atermisia-Chenopodiaceae desert steppe during ～10，000 - ～5，000 14C yr BP and a Chenopodiaceae-Artemisia steppe after ～5，000 14C yr BP in this region. Climate is cold and slightly wet during 28，000-10，000 14C yr BP.， dry and mild during 10，000-5，000 14C yr BP.， wet after ～5，000 14C yr BP in this region. Climate in the Central Asian domain was constantly wetter than that in the East Asian domain during MIS2. The Central Asian domain experienced a wetter climate in late Holocene whereas the East Asian domain expereinced a wetter climate in early Holocene. 中国论文网 /1/viewhtm 　　【Key words】pollen； MIS2； Holocene； Central Asia； climate 　　Ⅰ. Introduction 　　MIS2 and Holocene is an important timeframe for understanding climate change and climate variability because， for the most part， the climatic boundary conditions are similar to those experienced now and possibly in the near-future. However， the temporal and spatial patterns of the climatic variability are poorly constrained regionally. In particular， we lack well-dated and high-resolution records from continental interiors. Central Asia is one of such areas， having been shown to display extreme sensitivity to past large-scale force-driven changes. It is a climatic transitional zone between the westerly-dominated “European” system to the west and the monsoon-dominated “East Asian” system to the east. During the Holocene and the last glacial/interglacial cycle， the “European” climate has primarily alt