Seasonally specific responses of the East Asian monsoon to deglacial climate changes

Research Article| July 01, 2006 Seasonally specific responses of the East Asian monsoon to deglacial climate changes Takeshi Nakagawa; Takeshi Nakagawa 1Department of Geography, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Pavel E. Tarasov; Pavel E. Tarasov 2Institute for Geological Sciences, Free University Berlin, Malteserstrasse 74-100, Hause D, 12249 Berlin, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Hiroyuki Kitagawa; Hiroyuki Kitagawa 3Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yoshinori Yasuda; Yoshinori Yasuda 4International Research Center for Japanese Studies, 3-2 Goryo Oeyama-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1192, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Katsuya Gotanda Katsuya Gotanda 4International Research Center for Japanese Studies, 3-2 Goryo Oeyama-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1192, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2006) 34 (7): 521–524. https://doi.org/10.1130/G21764.1 Article history received: 29 Nov 2005 rev-recd: 25 Jan 2006 accepted: 03 Feb 2006 first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Takeshi Nakagawa, Pavel E. Tarasov, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Yoshinori Yasuda, Katsuya Gotanda; Seasonally specific responses of the East Asian monsoon to deglacial climate changes. Geology 2006;; 34 (7): 521–524. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G21764.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The deglacial meltwater pulse in the North Atlantic that induced the Younger Dryas event also prompted climate cooling in East Asian monsoon regions such as Japan and coastal mid-latitude China. However, very little is understood about the mechanism that can transmit changes in the North Atlantic to the Far East. Here we show that the shutdown of the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation brought about significantly lower temperatures and higher precipitation in the Japanese winter, whereas the change in the Japanese summer climate was considerably smaller. The cooling of the Siberian air mass seems to have caused an increased pressure gradient between Siberia and the West Pacific in winter, intensifying the winter monsoon. The Mongolian high-pressure system and the westerly jet stream played an important role in the teleconnection. In contrast, the warming at the onset of the late glacial interstadial (GI-1; Bølling-Allerød) in the West Pacific did not have season-specific features, implying that the principal driving mechanism of this warming event may lie in a pan-hemispheric or global factor, such as insolation changes. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.