Aerosol-weakened summer monsoons decrease lake fertilization on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Jianbao Liu, Kathleen M. Rühland, Jianhui Chen, Yangyang Xu, Shengqian Chen, Qiaomei Chen, Wei Huang, Qinghai Xu, Fahu Chen () and John P. Smol ()
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Jianbao Liu: Key Laboratory of West China’s Environmental System (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University
Kathleen M. Rühland: Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL), Queen’s University
Jianhui Chen: Key Laboratory of West China’s Environmental System (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University
Yangyang Xu: Texas A&M University
Shengqian Chen: Key Laboratory of West China’s Environmental System (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University
Qiaomei Chen: Key Laboratory of West China’s Environmental System (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University
Wei Huang: Key Laboratory of West China’s Environmental System (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University
Qinghai Xu: Institute of Nihewan Archaeology Research, College of Resources and Environment, Hebei Normal University
Fahu Chen: Key Laboratory of West China’s Environmental System (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University
John P. Smol: Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL), Queen’s University

Nature Climate Change, 2017, vol. 7, issue 3, 190-194

Abstract: Historically, warm periods enhanced the Asian summer monsoon—increased rainfall brought additional nutrients to freshwater ecosystems and increased production. However, anthropogenic aerosols have weakened the monsoon and altered lake ecosystems.

Date: 2017
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