Seasonal temperature evolution and its contribution to the Holocene temperature conundrum over China (IMAGE)
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Reconstructed and simulated Holocene temperature changes over (a) northern China, (b) southern China, (c) the Tibetan Plateau, and (d) northwestern China. Thick red and blue curves denote iTraCE-simulated summer and winter temperatures, respectively. The thin red curve denotes proxy-reconstructed annual-mean temperature. Red circles and blue symbols denote RegCM-simulated summer and winter temperatures, respectively. Temperature anomalies are calculated relative to 0 ka B.P. The contrasting trends of summer cooling and winter warming over northern China, the Tibetan Plateau, and northwestern China provide a seasonal explanation for the Holocene temperature conundrum.
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