Eccentricity and obliquity forcing of East Asian hydroclimate during the latest Cretaceous to early Paleocene

IF 4.8 1区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS Earth and Planetary Science Letters Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI:10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119306
Xiaoyue Zhang , David B. Kemp , Ruiyao Zhang , Robert A. Spicer , Simin Jin , Rui Zhang , Ze Zhang , Chunju Huang
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The latest Cretaceous to early Paleocene was characterized by a global ‘greenhouse’ climate, and may provide a useful analogue for understanding hydroclimate responses to elevated atmospheric CO2 and temperature. However, a paucity of high-resolution and temporally well-constrained continental sedimentary records spanning this time interval hinders our understanding. We address this issue via a high-resolution paleoenvironmental analysis of a ∼1305 m thick terrestrial succession from the Asian interior (Gonjo Basin, Southeast Tibet). Cyclostratigraphic analysis of element abundance data, combined with a published magnetostratigraphy, allows us to establish an astronomical timescale spanning the latest Cretaceous to early Paleocene (∼69.4 Ma to ∼58.5 Ma) and investigate climatic variations at an orbital time-scale. We show that the paleoenvironment of the Gonjo Basin underwent two key transitions, with a shift from braided river conditions to floodplain-dominated conditions at ∼68.8 Ma, followed by a return to braided river conditions with likely high seasonality at ∼63.5 Ma. Eccentricity and obliquity forcing exerted a strong control on the regional hydrological cycle. We show that the relative strength of obliquity was likely amplified compared to coeval marine records. Obliquity may have modulated meridional heat and moisture transport into the Asian interior, which, combined with feedbacks from quasi-stable carbon reservoirs, mediated hydroclimate. This study improves our understanding of continental paleoclimate evolution in the latest Cretaceous to early Paleocene, and establishes the role and mechanisms of orbital forcing as a driver of hydrological cycle change in East Asia at this time.
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Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 地学-地球化学与地球物理
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期刊介绍: Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) is a leading journal for researchers across the entire Earth and planetary sciences community. It publishes concise, exciting, high-impact articles ("Letters") of broad interest. Its focus is on physical and chemical processes, the evolution and general properties of the Earth and planets - from their deep interiors to their atmospheres. EPSL also includes a Frontiers section, featuring invited high-profile synthesis articles by leading experts on timely topics to bring cutting-edge research to the wider community.
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