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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-2229-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-2229-2016
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19 Dec 2016
Research article |  | 19 Dec 2016

Quantitative reconstruction of summer precipitation using a mid-Holocene δ13C common millet record from Guanzhong Basin, northern China

Qing Yang, Xiaoqiang Li, Xinying Zhou, Keliang Zhao, and Nan Sun

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The fossilized seeds of common millet are suited to the production of quantitative Holocene precipitation reconstructions. Our reconstructed results showed that summer precipitation from 7.7–3.4 ka BP was ~ 50 mm, or 17 % higher than present levels. Maximal mean summer precipitation peaked at 414 mm during 6.1–5.5 ka BP, ~ 109 mm, or 36 % higher than today, indicating the EASM peaked at this time. This work can provide a new proxy for further research into continuous paleoprecipitation sequences.