The Sr and Nd isotopic variations of the Chinese Loess Plateau during the past 7 Ma: Implications for the East Asian winter monsoon and source areas of loess

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 249, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 351-361

  Wang, Yin Xi ^a   Yang, Jie Dong ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Zhang, Kai Jun ^a,b   Rao, Wen Bo ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese Loess Plateau, East Asian monsoon; Eolian deposits; Nd and Sr isotopes; Red clay

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LOESS; MONSOON; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; RED SOIL; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; LINGTAI; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 34248998738     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

References (72)

1. An Z.S., Kukla G.J., Porter S.C., and Xiao J.L. Magnetic susceptibility evidence of monsoon variation on the Loess Plateau of Central China during the last 130,000 years. Quat. Res. 36 (1991) 29-36
2. An Z.S., Kukla G.J., and Porter S.C. Late Quaternary dust flow on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Catena 18 (1991) 125-132
3. An Z.S., Kutzbach J.E., Prell W.L., and Porter S.C. Evolution of Asian monsoon and phased uplift of the Himalaya-Tibetan plateau since Late Miocene times. Nature 411 (2001) 62-66
4. 86Sr ratios in north central Pacific sediments. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 133 (1995) 105-116
5. Asahara Y., Tanaka T., Kamioka H., Nishimura A., and Yamazaki T. Provenance of the north Pacific sediments and process of source material transport as derived from Rb-Sr isotopic systematics. Chem. Geol. 158 (1999) 271-291
6. Biscaye P.E., and Dasch E.J. The rubidium, strontium and strontium isotope system in deep-sea sediments: Argentine Basin. J. Geophys. Res. 76 (1971) 5087-5096
7. Biscaye P.E., Grousset F.E., Revel M., Van der Gaast S., Zielinski G.A., Vaars A., and Kukla G. Asian provenance of glacial dust (stage 2) in the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 ice core, Summit, Greenland. J. Geophys. Res. 102 (1997) 26765-26781
8. Bory A.J.-M., Biscaye P.E., and Grousset F.E. Two distinct seasonal Asian source regions for mineral dust deposited in Greenland (North GRIP). Geophys. Res. Lett. 30 (2003) 16-1-16-4
9. Chang Q., Mishima T., Yabuki S., Takahashi Y., and Shimitu H. Sr and Nd isotope ratios and REE abundances of moraines in the mountain areas surrounding the Taklimakan Desert, NW China. Geochem. J. 34 (2000) 407-427
10. Chen J., Qiu G., and Yang J.D. Sr isotopic composition of loess carbonate and identification of primary and secondary carbonates. Prog. Nat. Sci. 7 (1997) 590-593
11. Chen J., Wang Y.J., Chen Y., Liu L.W., Ji J.F., and Lu H.Y. Rb and Sr geochemical characterization of the Chinese Loess stratigraphy and its implications for palaeomonsoon climate. Acta Geol. Sin. 74 (2000) 279-288
12. Dasch E.J. Strontium isotopes in weathering profile, deep sea sediments and sedimentary rocks. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 33 (1969) 1521-1552
13. Ding Z.L., Rutter N.W., Han J.T., and Liu T.S. A coupled environmental system formed at about 2.5 Ma over Eastern Asia. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 94 (1992) 223-242
14. Ding Z.L., Rutter N.W., and Liu T.S. Pedostratigraphy of Chinese Loess deposits and climatic cycles in the last 2.5 Ma. Catena 20 (1993) 73-91
15. Ding Z.L., Rutter N.W., and Liu T.S. The onset of extensive loess deposition around the G/M boundary in China and its palaeoclimatic implications. Quat. Int. 40 (1997) 53-60
16. Ding Z.L., Sun J.M., Liu T.S., Zhu R.X., Yang S.L., and Guo B. Wind-blown origin of the Pliocene Red Clay Formation in the central Loess Plateau, China. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 161 (1998) 135-143
17. Ding Z.L., Sun J.M., Yang S.L., and Liu T.S. Preliminary magnetostratigraphy of a thick Eolian red clay-loess sequence at Lingtai, the Chinese Loess Plateau. Geophys. Res. Lett. 25 (1998) 1225-1228
18. Ding Z.L., Xiong S.F., Sun J.M., Yang S.L., Gu Z.Y., and Liu T.S. Pedostratigraphy and paleomagnetism of a ∼ 7.0 Ma Eolian loess-red clay sequence at Lingtai, Loess Plateau, north-central China and the implications for paleomagnetism evolution. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 152 (1999) 49-66
19. Ding Z.L., Rutter N.W., Sun J.M., Yang S.L., and Liu T.S. Re-arrangement of atmospheric circulation at about 2.6 Ma over northern China: evidence from grain size records of loess-paleosol and red clay sequences. Quat. Sci. Rev. 19 (2000) 547-558
20. Ding Z.L., Yang S.L., Sun J.M., and Liu T.S. Iron geochemistry of loess and red clay deposits in the Chinese Loess Plateau and implications for long-term Asian monsoon evolution in the last 7.0 Ma. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 185 (2001) 99-109
21. Ding Z.L., Sun J.M., Yang S.L., and Liu T.S. Geochemistry of the Pliocene Red Clay Formation in the Chinese Loess Plateau and implications for its origin, source provenance and paleoclimate change. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 65 (2001) 901-913
22. Evans M.E., Wang Y., Rutter N., and Ding Z.L. Preliminary magnetostratigraphy of the red clay underlying the loess sequence at Baoji, China. Geophys. Res. Lett. 18 (1991) 1409-1412
23. Gallet S., Jahn B.M., and Torii M. Geochemical characterization of the Luochuan loess-paleosol sequence, China, and paleoclimate implications. Chem. Geol. 133 (1996) 67-88
24. Glass B.P., and Wu J. Coesite and shocked quartz discovered in the Australasian and North American microtektite layers. Geology 21 (1993) 435-438
25. Goldstein S.L., and Jacobsen S.B. Nd and Sr isotopic systematics of river water suspended material: Implications for crustal evolution. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 87 (1988) 249-265
26. Golstein S.L., O'Nions R.K., and Hamilton P.J. A Sm-Nd isotopic study of atmospheric dusts and particulates from major river systems. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 70 (1984) 221-236
27. Grousset F.E., and Biscaye P.E. Tracing dust source and transport patterns using Sr, Nd and Pb isotopes. Chem. Geol. 222 (2005) 149-167
28. Guo Z.T., Peng S.Z., Hao Q.Z., Biscaye P.E., and Liu T.S. Origin of the Miocene-Pliocene Red Earth Formation at Xifeng in northern China and implications for paleoenvironments. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 170 (2001) 11-26
29. Guo Z.T., Peng S.Z., Hao Q.Z., Biscaye P.E., An Z.S., and Liu T.S. Late Miocene-Pliocene development of Asian aridification as recorded in the Red-Earth Formation in northern China. Glob. Planet. Change 41 (2004) 135-145
30. Heller F., and Liu T.S. Magnetostratigraphic dating of loess deposits in China. Nature 300 (1982) 431-433
31. Heller F., Shen C., Beer J., Liu X.M., and Liu T.S. Quantitative estimates of pedogenic ferromagnetic mineral formation in Chinese Loess and paleoclimatic implications. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 114 (1993) 385-390
32. Honda M., and Shimizu H. Geochemical, mineralogical and sedimentological studies on the Taklimakan Desert sands. Sedimentology 45 (1998) 1125-1143
33. Jahn B.M., Gallet S., and Han J. Geochemistry of the Xining, Xifeng and Jixian sections, Loess Plateau of China: Eolian dust provenance and paleosol evolution during the last 140 ka. Chem. Geol. 178 (2001) 71-94
34. Jones C.E., Halliday A.N., Rea D.K., and Owen R.M. Neodymium isotopic variations in North Pacific modern silicate sediment and the insignificance of detrital REE concentrations to seawater. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 127 (1994) 55-66
35. Kanayama S., Yabuki S., Yanagisawa F., and Motoyama R. The chemical and strontium isotope composition of atmospheric aerosols over Japan: the contribution of long-range-transported Asian dust (Kosa). Atmos. Environ. 36 (2002) 5159-5175
36. Kukla G., and An Z.S. Loess stratigraphy in central China. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 72 (1989) 203-225
37. Kyte F.T., and Browalee D.E. Unmelted meteoritic debris in the late Pliocene iridium anomaly: evidence for the ocean impact of a nonchondritic asteroid. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 49 (1985) 1095-1108
38. Kyte F.T., Zhou L., and Wasson J.T. New evidence on the size and possible effects of a late Pliocene oceanic asteroid impact. Science 241 (1988) 63-65
39. Liu T.S. Loess and the Environment (1985), China Ocean Press, Bejing (in Chinese)
40. Liu C.Q., Masuda A., Okada A., Yabuki S., and Fan Z.L. Isotope geochemistry of Quaternary deposits from the arid lands in northern China. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 127 (1994) 25-38
41. Liu X.M., Rolph T., Bloemendal J., Shaw J., and Liu T.S. Quantitative estimates of palaeoprecipitation at Xifeng area, in the Loess Plateau of China. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 113 (1995) 243-248
42. Liu X.M., Liu T.S., Xu T.C., Liu C., and Chen M.Y. The Chinese Loess in Xifeng, I. The primary study on magnetostratiography of a loess profile in Xifeng area, Gansu province. Geophys. J. 92 (1988) 345-348
43. Liu X.M., Xu T.C., and Liu T.S. The Chinese Loess in Xifeng, II. A study of anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility of loess from Xifeng. Geophys. J. 92 (1988) 349-353
44. Lu H.Y., and An Z.S. Paleoclimatic significance of grain-size distribution of the Luochuan Loess. Chin. Sci. Bull. 42 (1997) 66-69 (in Chinese)
45. Maher B.A., Thompson R., and Zhou L.P. Spatial and temporal reconstructions of changes in the Asian palaeomonsoon: a new mineral magnetic approach. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 125 (1994) 462-471
46. Margolis S.V., Clseys P., and Kyte F.T. Microtektites, microkrystites, and spinels from a late Pliocene asteroid impact in the Southern Ocean. Science 251 (1991) 1594-1596
47. Mo D.W., and Derbyshire E. The depositional environment of the late Pliocene red clay, Jing-Le Basin, Shanxi province, China. Sediment. Geol. 70 (1991) 33-40
48. Nakai S.N., Halliday A.N., and Rea D.K. Provenance of dust in the Pacific Ocean. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 119 (1993) 143-157
49. Nakano T., Yokoo Y., Nishikawa M., and Koyanagi H. Regional Sr-Nd isotopic ratios of soil minerals in northern China as Asian dust fingerprints. Atmos. Environ. 38 (2004) 3061-3067
50. Pettke T., Halliday A.N., Hall C.M., and Rea D.K. Dust production and deposition in Asia and the north Pacific Ocean over the past 12 Myr. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 178 (2000) 397-413
51. Porter S.C., and An Z.S. Correlation between climate events in the North Atlantic and China during the last glaciation. Nature 375 (1995) 305-308
52. Prell W.L., and Kutzbach J.E. Sensitivity of the Indian monsoon to forcing parameters and implications for its evolution. Nature 360 (1992) 647-652
53. Prueher L.M., and Rea D.K. Volcanic triggering of late Pliocene glaciation: evidence from the flux of volcanic glass and ice-rafted debris to the North Pacific Ocean. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 173 (2001) 215-230
54. Rea D.K., Snoeckx H., and Joseph L.H. Late Cenozoic Eolian deposition in the North Pacific: Asian drying, Tibetan uplift, and cooling of the Northern Hemisphere. Paleoceanography 13 (1998) 215-224
55. Revel M., Sinko J.A., and Grousset F.E. Sr and Nd isotopes as tracers of North Atlantic lithic particles: paleoclimatic implications. Paleoceanography 11 (1996) 95-113
56. Rousseau D.D., and Wu N.Q. A new molluscan record of the monsoon variability over the past 130000 yr in the Luochuan Loess sequence, China. Geology 25 (1997) 275-278
57. Rutter N.W., and Ding Z.L. Palaeoclimates and monsoon variations interpreted from microporphogenic features of the Baoji palaeosols, China. Quat. Sci. Rev. 12 (1993) 853-862
58. Rutter N.W., Ding Z.L., Evans M.E., and Wang Y.C. Magnetostratigraphy of the Baoji loess-paleosol section in the north-central China Loess Plateau. Quat. Int. 7-8 (1990) 97-102
59. Schmid G., Zhou L., and Wasson J.T. Iridium anomaly associated with the Australasian tektite-producing impact: masses of the impactor and of the Australasian tektites. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 57 (1993) 4851-4859
60. Sheng X.F., Yang J.D., Li C.L., Chen J., and Tao X.C. The method experiments to separate calcite and dolomite from loess and sediments. Rock Miner. Anal. 19 (2000) 264-267 (in Chinese)
61. Sun J.M. Nd and Sr isotopic variations in Chinese Eolian deposits during the past 8 Ma: implications for provenance change. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 240 (2005) 454-466
62. Sun Y.B., and An Z.S. History and variability of Asian interior aridity recorded by Eolian flux in the Chinese Loess Plateau during the past 7 Ma. Sci. China, Ser. D: Earth Sci. 45 (2002) 420-429
63. Sun X.J., Song C.Q., Wang F.Y., and Sun M.R. Vegetation history of the Loess Plateau of China during the last 100000 years based on pollen data. Quat. Int. 37 (1997) 25-36
64. Sun D.H., An Z.S., Shaw J., Bloemendal J., and Sun Y.B. Magnetostratigraphy and paleoclimatic significance of late Tertiary Aeolian sequences in the Chinese Loess Plateau. Geophys. J. Int. 134 (1998) 207-212
65. Xiao J.L., Porter S.C., An Z.S., Kumai H., and Yoshikawa S. Grain size of quarts as an indicator of winter monsoon strength on the Loess Plateau of central China during the last 130000 yr. Quat. Res. 43 (1995) 22-29
66. Yang J.D., Tao X.C., and Xue Y.S. Nd isotopic variations of Chinese seawater during Neoproterozoic through Cambrian. Chem. Geol. 135 (1997) 127-137
67. 86Sr ratios of calcites in Chinese Loess: a proxy for chemical weathering associated with the East Asian summer monsoon. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 157 (2000) 151-159
68. Yang J.D., Chen J., Tao X.C., Li C.L., Ji J.F., and Chen Y. Sr isotope ratios of the acid-leached loess residues from Luochuan, China: a tracer of continental weathering intensity over the past 2.5 Ma. Geochem. J. 35 (2001) 403-412
69. Yokoo Y., Nakano T., Nishikawa M., and Quan H. The importance of Sr isotopic compositions as an indicator of acid-soluble minerals in arid soils in China. Water Air Soil Pollut. 130 (2001) 763-768
70. Yokoo Y., Nakano T., Nishikawa M., and Quan H. Mineralogical variation of Sr-Nd isotopic and elemental compositions in loess and desert sand from the central Loess Plateau in China as a provenance tracer of wet and dry deposition in the northwestern Pacific. Chem. Geol. 204 (2004) 45-62
71. Zheng H.B., An Z.S., Shaw J., and Liu T.S. A detailed terrestrial geomagnetic record for the interval 0-5.0 Ma. In: Liu T.S., Ding Z.L., and Guo Z.T. (Eds). Loess Environment and Global Change (1991), Science Press, Beijing 147-156
72. Zheng H.H., Theng B.K.G., and Whitton J.S. Mineral composition of loess-paleosol in the Loess Plateau of China and its environmental implications. Geochimica 23 (1994) 113-123