Fig. 1: Schematic map showing increased moisture transport to the Tarim Basin during weak East Asian summer monsoon circulation.
From: Late Miocene Tarim desert wetting linked with eccentricity minimum and East Asian monsoon weakening
We note that climate data from the past few decades suggest that the westward shift of the West Pacific subtropical high and intensified Mongolian anticyclone associated with East Asian summer monsoon weakening promoted westward moisture transport41, which is shown by the blue arrows. Star shows the location of the study site.
