Scientists have found that the climate was humid on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains, China during the Medieval Warm Period (MWP), which lasted from the ninth to the fourteenth century.
During this period, the climate in Europe was unusually warm. Although the MWP climate is best documented in Europe, various studies had suggested that a climate anomaly also occurred in most of China during the same time period.
Yun Zhang and Zhao Chen Kong, State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, investigated the climate during the MWP on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang in northwestern China.
To reconstruct climate in the region, they analysed three sediment profiles sampled from sites at different elevations and vegetation zones in the region, looking at pollen counts and types, grain size, and other data.
They also considered other records, including plant seeds, tree rings, and historical documents. On the basis of all of these lines of evidence, the authors concluded that the climate was humid on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains during the MWP. They note that other studies have found that the MWP was warm and dry in the southern part of Xinxiang, so the MWP was manifested differently in different regions of China.
During this period, the climate in Europe was unusually warm. Although the MWP climate is best documented in Europe, various studies had suggested that a climate anomaly also occurred in most of China during the same time period.
Yun Zhang and Zhao Chen Kong, State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, investigated the climate during the MWP on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang in northwestern China.
To reconstruct climate in the region, they analysed three sediment profiles sampled from sites at different elevations and vegetation zones in the region, looking at pollen counts and types, grain size, and other data.
They also considered other records, including plant seeds, tree rings, and historical documents. On the basis of all of these lines of evidence, the authors concluded that the climate was humid on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains during the MWP. They note that other studies have found that the MWP was warm and dry in the southern part of Xinxiang, so the MWP was manifested differently in different regions of China.
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