FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Quaternary rainfall variability is governed by insolation in northern China and ice-sheet forcing in the South BT AF Zhao, Debo Lu, Zhengyao Wan, Shiming Cheng, Hai Shi, Xuefa Li, Anchun AS 1:1;2:2;3:1,3,4;4:5;5:6;6:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:; C1 Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 22362, Lund, Sweden Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, China CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi’an, 710061, China Institute of Global Environmental Change, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710054, China Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao, 266061, China C2 CHINESE ACAD SCI, CHINA UNIV LUND, SWEDEN QNLM, CHINA CHINESE ACAD SCI, CHINA UNIV XI AN JIAO TONG, CHINA FIO, CHINA IN DOAJ IF 7.9 TC 3 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00814/92588/98873.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00814/92588/98874.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00814/92588/98875.pdf LA English DT Article CR IMAGES 4-MD111 BO Marion Dufresne AB Quaternary Asian low-latitude hydroclimate cyclicity has long been attributed to insolation forcing, in contrast to the dominant ice-sheet and CO2 controls identified in mid-high-latitude regions. However, debates exist regarding these rainfall variations and forcings due to inconsistent reconstructions and simulations. Here, by combining rainfall proxy records with multi-model simulations, dominant 23 ka rainfall cycle in northern China and 100 ka rainfall cycle in southern China and Southeast Asia were found. We propose that rainfall mainly occurs in summer in the north, primarily driven by insolation. Rainfall in the south is largely forced by high-latitude ice sheets, with enhanced spring and autumn rainfall in southern China and weakened rainfall in western Maritime Continent during glacial periods. This study highlights the seasonal contributions to orbital-scale rainfall changes, and sheds light on the Asian hydroclimate conditions associated with high-low-latitude climate interactions. PY 2023 PD JAN SO Communications Earth & Environment SN 2662-4435 PU Springer Science and Business Media LLC VL 4 IS 1 UT 000908702800002 DI 10.1038/s43247-022-00670-9 ID 92588 ER EF