The role of paleogeography in Asian monsoon evolution: a review and new insights from climate modelling

Tardif, Delphine; Sarr, Anta‐Clarisse; Fluteau, Frédéric; Licht, Alexis; Kaya, Mustafa; Ladant, Jean‐Baptiste; Meijer, Niels; Donnadieu, Yannick; Dupont‐Nivet, Guillaume; Bolton, Clara T; Hir, Guillaume Le; Pillot, Quentin; Poblete, Fernando; Sepulchre, Pierre; Toumoulin, Agathe; Banfield, Wesley

doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104464

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“…The monsoon climate emerged in East Asia during the Paleogene (∼65 million years ago (Ma)−23 Ma) (Carmichael et al., 2016; He et al., 2022; Licht et al., 2014; Quan et al., 2012; Tardif et al., 2020; Wang et al., 2013; Xie et al., 2019; Zhang et al., 2012), while the modern EASM was established roughly during the Miocene (∼23 Ma−5.33 Ma) (An et al., 2001; Clift et al., 2008; Fang et al., 2022; Guo et al., 2002, 2008; Quade et al., 1989; Sun & Wang, 2005; D. Tardif et al., 2023; Z. Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, et al., 2023). By integrating proxy data and model evidence at different latitudes, the EASM evolution displays two stages (Fang et al., 2021; F. Wu et al., 2022).…”

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“…The monsoon climate emerged in East Asia during the Paleogene (∼65 million years ago (Ma) 23 Ma) (Carmichael et al, 2016;He et al, 2022;Licht et al, 2014;Quan et al, 2012;Tardif et al, 2020;Wang et al, 2013;Xie et al, 2019;Zhang et al, 2012), while the modern EASM was established roughly during the Miocene (∼23 Ma 5.33 Ma) (An et al, 2001;Clift et al, 2008;Fang et al, 2022;Guo et al, 2002Guo et al, , 2008Quade et al, 1989;Sun & Wang, 2005;D. Tardif et al, 2023;.…”

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Northward Extension of East Asian Summer Monsoon Since the Miocene Set by the Uplift of Tibetan Plateau

He,

Zhou,

Guo

et al. 2024

Geophysical Research Letters

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The modern East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) features an extension from tropical to subtropical areas. However, the fundamental process that determines the northward extension of EASM in the geological history remains unclear. Here, we showed evidence from proxy data, climate modeling, and theoretical solutions that the northward extension of EASM to today's boundary emerged no later than the Miocene. The extension was driven by the monsoon seasonal march which features stepwise northward rainfall stages. The seasonal progression of monsoon was determined by Rossby wave responses from early summer to late summer and caused by the weakening of westerly jet colliding with the Tibetan Plateau (TP). The Rossby wave responses further led to a northward migration of the western Pacific subtropical high and thereby monsoon precipitation. Our findings propose a novel physical linkage between the geological evolution of EASM and the TP uplift in the context of monsoon seasonal march.

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Northward Extension of East Asian Summer Monsoon Since the Miocene Set by the Uplift of Tibetan Plateau

He,

Zhou,

Guo

et al. 2024

Geophysical Research Letters

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“…Some studies argue that parts of the TP were already in place during the late Eocene (38–33 Ma) 26 , 27 , while other research suggest that the TP’s rapid and main uplift occurred between 10 and 8 Ma 28 – 31 . A more recent study proposes that most of the TP had attained its current elevation before the Mid-Miocene (15 Ma) 32 . This timing coincides with the onset of NADW formation, suggesting a possible link between the TP uplift and the development of NADW.…”

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The role of mountains in shaping the global meridional overturning circulation

Yang,

Jiang,

Wen

et al. 2024

Nat Commun

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The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) in the ocean is a key player in the global climate system, while continental topography provides an essential backdrop to the system. In this study, we design a series of coupled model sensitivity experiments to investigate the influence of various mountain ranges on the global thermohaline circulation. The results highlight the influence of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) on the global thermohaline circulation. It emerges as a requisite for establishing the Atlantic MOC (AMOC) and a determining factor for the cessation of the Pacific MOC (PMOC). Additionally, the Antarctic continent plays a vital role in facilitating the TP to form the AMOC. While the formation of the AMOC cannot be attributed to any single mountain range, the TP alone can inhibit the PMOC’s development. By modifying the global hydrological cycle, the TP is likely to have been crucial in molding the global thermohaline circulation.

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“…However, the driving factor of its evolution remains an issue of great debate. Besides the effect of geographic change (Ramstein et al, 1997;Fluteau et al, 1999;Farnsworth et al, 2019;Thomason et al, 2021;Tardif et al, 2020Tardif et al, , 2023Sarr et al, 2022), the growth of the Himalaya (HM)-Tibetan Plateau (TP; HM-TP) has traditionally been called for the SASM development (Zhuang et al, 2017;Cliff et al, 2008;Clift and Webb, 2019;Manabe and Terpstra, 1974;Kutzbach et al, 1989;Prell and Kutzbach, 1992;Ramstein et al, 1997;An et al, 2001;Kitoh, 2002;Chakraborty et al, 2006;Wu et al, 2012;Tada et al, 2016;Tarif et al, 2020Tarif et al, , 2023.…”

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“…However, this traditional view is challenged by many modeling studies which emphasize the importance of peripheral mountain ranges (Chakraborty et al, 2006;Tardif et al, 2020Tardif et al, , 2023Sarr et al, 2022;Liu et al, 2017;Tang et al, 2013;Chen et al, 2014;Acosta and Huber, 2020). Notably, the Iranian Plateau (IP), which also experienced uplift during the same period as the Miocene SASM enhancement around 15-12 Ma, is regarded as a critical factor (McQuarrie et al, 2003;Mouthereau, 2011;Ballato et al, 2017；Bialik et al, 2020.…”

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South Asian summer monsoon enhanced by the uplift of Iranian Plateau in Middle Miocene

Zuo,

Sun,

Zhao

et al. 2024

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Abstract. The South Asian summer monsoon (SASM) significantly intensified during the Middle Miocene (17–12 Ma), but the driver to this change remains an open question. The uplift of the Himalaya (HM) and Iranian Plateau (IP), and global CO2 variation are prominent factors among suggested drivers. Particularly the impact of high CO2 on the Miocene SASM is little studied despite a large range of reconstructed CO2 values around this period. Here we investigate their effects on the SASM using the fully coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Global Climate Model CESM1.2 through a series of 12 sensitivity experiments. Our simulations show that the IP uplift plays a dominant role in the intensification of the SASM, mainly in the region around northwestern India. The effect of the HM uplift is confined to the range of the HM and its vicinity, producing orographic precipitation change. The topography forcing overall out-competes CO2 variation in driving the intensification of the SASM. In the case of extremely strong CO2 variation, the effects of the two factors are comparable in the core SASM region while in the western region, the topographic forcing is still the dominant driver. A thermodynamical process is proposed to link the uplift of the IP and enhanced SASM through latent heating release. Compared with reconstructions, the response of SASM to the IP uplift is in good agreement with observed precipitation and wind while the effects of the HM uplift and CO2 variation are inadequate to interpret the proxies.

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The role of paleogeography in Asian monsoon evolution: a review and new insights from climate modelling

Cited by 10 publications

References 329 publications

Northward Extension of East Asian Summer Monsoon Since the Miocene Set by the Uplift of Tibetan Plateau

Northward Extension of East Asian Summer Monsoon Since the Miocene Set by the Uplift of Tibetan Plateau

The role of mountains in shaping the global meridional overturning circulation

South Asian summer monsoon enhanced by the uplift of Iranian Plateau in Middle Miocene

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