Stable isotope evidence for topographic growth and basin segmentation: Implications for the evolution of the NE Tibetan Plateau

Hough, Brian G.; Garzione, Carmala N.; Wang, Zhicai; Lease, Richard O.; Burbank, Douglas W.; Yuan, Daoyang

doi:10.1130/b30090.1

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“…The isotopic results for carbon and oxygen reported here are in the standard delta (δ) notation with respect to the Vienna Peedee belemnite standard (VPDB). Isotopic ratios were determined at the University of Rochester with a Thermo Delta Plus XL continuous fl ow-isotope ratio mass spectrometer (CF-IRMS) using a GasBench II peripheral device and standard analytical methods (e.g., Hough et al, 2011 and Tables S1-S4, is available at http://www .geosociety.org/pubs/ft2013.htm or by request to editing@geosociety.org. (Table S1 [see footnote 1]).…”

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Climatic and tectonic controls on sedimentation and erosion during the Pliocene-Quaternary in the Qaidam Basin (China)

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Kapp

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Geological Society of America Bulletin

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Climatic and tectonic controls on sedimentation and erosion during the Pliocene-Quaternary in the Qaidam Basin (China)

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Geological Society of America Bulletin

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“…We combine our new modern water data with published precipitation δ 18 O (δ 18 O p ) data (Table S2) to map the spatial distribution of δ 18 O p (Araguás-Araguás et al, 1998;Hough et al, 2011;Kurita et al, 2004;Liu et al, 2008;Tian et al, 2007Tian et al, , 2001Yao et al, 2013;Zhang et al, 2002). To complement these publications, we also use data from the Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP) and from the Research Institute for Global Change at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAM-STEC) (Kurita and Ichiyanagi, 2008).…”

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“…For our sedimentary δ 18 O compilation, we compile data from 23 publications that present paleosol and/or lacustrine carbonate δ 18 O data (Bershaw et al, 2011;Caves et al, 2014;Charreau et al, 2012;Currie et al, 2005;Cyr et al, 2005;DeCelles et al, 2011DeCelles et al, , 2007Dettman et al, 2003;Ding et al, 2014;Garzione et al, 2000a;Ghosh et al, 2004;Hoke et al, 2014;Hough et al, 2011;Jiang et al, 2002;Kaakinen et al, 2006;Kent-Corson et al, 2009;Quade et al, 1995Quade et al, , 1989Rowley and Currie, 2006;Sanyal et al, 2005;Saylor et al, 2009;Wang et al, 1996;Zhuang et al, 2011). We present these data in four binned time-slices: latest Paleocene/Eocene (57-33.9 Ma), Oligocene (33.9-23.1 Ma), Miocene (23.1-5 Ma), and Pliocene-Quaternary (5-0 Ma) (Table S3).…”

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Role of the westerlies in Central Asia climate over the Cenozoic

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Winnick

Graham

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Earth and Planetary Science Letters

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There remains substantial debate concerning the relative roles of tectonics and of global climate in pacing the evolution of aridity in Central Asia over the Cenozoic. Tibetan Plateau uplift, variable monsoonal strength, Paratethys retreat, and reduced moisture transport from the North Atlantic have all been hypothesized to drive aridity in Central Asia. Distinguishing between these mechanisms requires knowledge of moisture transport pathways to Central Asia through time. Presently, Central Asia receives recycled, high δ 18 O moisture that has been transported across Eurasia by the westerlies, while southern Tibet receives low δ 18 O moisture distilled by passage over the Himalaya. Here, we reconstruct the spatial distribution of oxygen isotopes in precipitation since the early Eocene, using a compilation of δ 18 O data from 2750 sedimentary carbonate samples. Across Asia, the spatial distribution of paleo-precipitation δ 18 O remains remarkably similar through time, with low δ 18 O values in the lee of the Himalaya in southern Tibet, constant, high δ 18 O values in Central Asia, and intermediate values on the central Plateau despite independent evidence for substantial changes in both topography and climate through time.These results suggest that a long-standing topographic feature has continuously blocked southerly moisture, and subsequent progressive uplift of the Tibetan Plateau has had little impact on Central Asian climate. In turn, southerly monsoonal moisture has never persistently extended northward of the central Plateau. As a result, the westerlies have remained the dominant moisture source in Central Asia since at least the early Eocene. Therefore, sedimentary aridity indicators in Central Asia, such as loess deposition, are controlled by the trans-Eurasian, westerly moisture flux rather than Tibetan Plateau uplift.

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“…That said, recycling may increase d-excess values of precipitation downwind, if accompanied by a progressive increase in the amount of recycled moisture and a decrease in relative humidity, as seen on the Tibetan Plateau [17]. [20,[29][30][31][32], and are shown in Supplementary Materials, Table S1. Interpolation was done using a spherical kriging algorithm in ArcGIS (Esri, Redlands, CA, USA).…”

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Controls on Deuterium Excess across Asia

Bershaw

2018

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Deuterium excess (d-excess) is a second-order stable isotope parameter measured in meteoric water to understand both the source of precipitation and the evolution of moisture during transport. However, the interpretation of d-excess patterns in precipitation is often ambiguous, as changes in moisture source and processes during vapor transport both affect d-excess in non-unique ways. This is particularly true in Asia where continental moisture travels a long distance across diverse environments from unique moisture sources before falling as precipitation.

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Stable isotope evidence for topographic growth and basin segmentation: Implications for the evolution of the NE Tibetan Plateau

Cited by 134 publications

References 59 publications

Climatic and tectonic controls on sedimentation and erosion during the Pliocene-Quaternary in the Qaidam Basin (China)

Climatic and tectonic controls on sedimentation and erosion during the Pliocene-Quaternary in the Qaidam Basin (China)

Role of the westerlies in Central Asia climate over the Cenozoic

Controls on Deuterium Excess across Asia

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