Key result
Dual paleothermometers show similar land surface temperatures between Last Glacial Maximum and late Holocene.
Changes in soil moisture availability over the deglaciation modulate land surface temperature recorded by proxies, highlighting the need to consider soil moisture when comparing proxy records with climate model outputs.
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Establishes independent temperature record spanning 21 kyr; leaves open precise attribution of monsoon proxy variability to absolute temperature.
Guo et al. (2024) studied this question. Paleothermometers was evaluated on Land surface temperature. Independent paleothermometers revealed similar land surface temperatures between the Last Glacial Maximum and late Holocene, and a gradual cooling Holocene modulated by soil moisture availability.
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