The lake-level changes of Lop Nur over the past 2000 years and its linkage to the decline of the ancient Loulan Kingdom

Shao, Yun; Gong, Haimei; Elachi, C.; Brisco, Brian; Liu, Jiaqi; Xia, Xuncheng; Guo, Huadong; Geng, Yuyang; Kang, Shugang; Liu, Changan; Yang, Zhi; Zhang, Tingting

doi:10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101002

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“…The multi-proxy records of Lop Nur show that humid conditions between 2300 BP and 2100 BP, supported the ancient Loulan Kingdom until aridification began (Liu et al, 2016b, 2016c; Yang et al, 2006). The historical changes in the lake level were coincided with the ancient Loulan Kingdom’s collapse, showing that the dynamics of hydrological conditions in the catchment may have a direct influence on the fall of human settlement in drylands (Li et al, 2018; Shao et al, 2022). Scholars have actively debated the factors contributing to changes in water resources.…”

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The evolution of river systems under the influence of climate change and human activities in the endorheic zones during the Holocene

Gao,

Li,

Zhang

et al. 2024

The Holocene

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Endorheic river basins and their terminal lakes are highly sensitive to climate change and human activities. Based on chemical and pollen indicators, lake level, and erosion/accumulation rates of rivers, we explore the phasing of the evolution of the river system in the Hexi Corridor during the Holocene. The results suggest that climate change dominated the evolution of the river system during the early-Mid-Holocene. Entering the historical period, humans began to have an impact on runoff, water resources, and lake evolution, and since 1000 BP, anthropogenic perturbations recorded by regional proxies increased and humans dominated the migrations of river . In addition, we discuss the widespread erosion of rivers in the global endorheic zone and the impact of human activities in this context and found the timing of human influence on river evolution is not the same in different regions.

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The evolution of river systems under the influence of climate change and human activities in the endorheic zones during the Holocene

Gao,

Li,

Zhang

et al. 2024

The Holocene

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“…Consequently, many terminal lakes in arid central Asia have shrunk in recent decades due to intensifying human activities and climate change. The Lop Nor, located near the eastern edge of the Tarim Basin, has permanently dried out due to climate change and human activities, which is called the earliest Aral-Sea-type disaster in the world [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ]. Due to damming and irrigation, the area of the Aral Sea has shrunk by 60,156.50 km 2 (approximately 87%) over the period from 1960 to 2018 [ 13 , 14 ].…”

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Identifying Seasonal and Diurnal Variations and the Most Frequently Impacted Zone of Aerosols in the Aral Sea Region

Abuduwaili

et al. 2022

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With the desiccation of the Aral Sea, salt–alkali dust storms have increased in frequency and the surrounding environment has deteriorated. In order to increase our understanding of the characteristics and potential impact zone of atmospheric aerosols in the Aral Sea region, we evaluated seasonal and diurnal variation of aerosols and identified the zone most frequently impacted by aerosols from the Aral Sea region using CALIPSO data and the HYSPLIT model. The results showed that polluted dust and dust were the two most commonly observed aerosol subtypes in the Aral Sea region with the two accounting for over 75% of observed aerosols. Occurrence frequencies of polluted dust, clean continental, polluted continental/smoke, and elevated smoke showed obvious seasonal and diurnal variations, while occurrence frequency of dust only showed obvious seasonal variation. Vertically, the occurrence frequencies of all aerosol subtypes except dust showed significant diurnal variation at all levels. The thickness of polluted dust layers and dust layers exhibited same seasonal and diurnal variations with a value of more than 1.0 km year-round, and the layer thickness of clean continental and polluted continental/smoke shared the same seasonal and diurnal variation features. The zone most severely impacted by aerosols from the Aral Sea region, covering an area of approximately 2 million km2, was mainly distributed in the vicinity of the Aral Sea region, including western Kazakhstan, and most of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The results provide direct support for positioning monitoring of aeolian dust deposition and human health protection in the Aral Sea region.

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Temperature variations along the Silk Road over the past 2000 years: Integration and perspectives

Chen

Wang

Liu

et al. 2023

Sci. China Earth Sci.

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The lake-level changes of Lop Nur over the past 2000 years and its linkage to the decline of the ancient Loulan Kingdom

Cited by 4 publications

References 56 publications

The evolution of river systems under the influence of climate change and human activities in the endorheic zones during the Holocene

The evolution of river systems under the influence of climate change and human activities in the endorheic zones during the Holocene

Identifying Seasonal and Diurnal Variations and the Most Frequently Impacted Zone of Aerosols in the Aral Sea Region

Temperature variations along the Silk Road over the past 2000 years: Integration and perspectives

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