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A test of climate, sun, and culture relationships from an 1810-year Chinese cave record [1]

A record from Wanxiang Cave, China, characterizes Asian Monsoon (AM) history over the past 1810 years. The summer monsoon correlates with solar variability, Northern Hemisphere and Chinese temperature, Alpine glacial retreat, and Chinese cultural changes.

Publication Date: 
07/11/2008
Hai Cheng [2], Pingzhong Zhang [3], R. Lawrence Edwards & et al [4]
Science [5]
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Monsoons [6], Climate Change [7], Climate Science [8], Asia [9], China [10], Rainfall Pattern [11]
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