YUE-GAU CHEN2018-09-102018-09-102012http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863781213&partnerID=MN8TOARShttp://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/371082Lake 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.Climate change; High lake level; Lake Manas; Northwestern China; OSL dating[SDGs]SDG13chronology; climate variation; eolian deposit; Holocene; lacustrine deposit; lake evolution; lake level; luminescence dating; paleoclimate; Pleistocene; China; Manas Lake; Xinjiang Uygurjournal article10.1016/j.quageo.2012.01.007