Late pleistocene evolution of Lake Manas in western China with constraints of OSL ages of lacustrine sediments
Journal
Quaternary Geochronology
Journal Volume
10
Pages
143-149
Date Issued
2012
Author(s)
Abstract
Lake Manas, located in northwestern China, has been formed in a structure depression since early Quaternary. Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating is applied to the lacustrine and aeolian deposits collected from the lake to construct a chronological frame for lake level fluctuations since the last inter-glacial period. The results yielded two stages of high lake stands (∼20 m above the present lake bed) occurred before 66 ka and 38-27 ka ago. No evidence for Holocene high lake level was found in the studying area. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Subjects
Climate change; High lake level; Lake Manas; Northwestern China; OSL dating
SDGs
Other Subjects
chronology; climate variation; eolian deposit; Holocene; lacustrine deposit; lake evolution; lake level; luminescence dating; paleoclimate; Pleistocene; China; Manas Lake; Xinjiang Uygur
Type
journal article