Fig. 4: Comparison of East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) rainfall to the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and the global temperature during the last deglaciation.
From: Tipping point-induced abrupt shifts in East Asian hydroclimate since the Last Glacial Maximum
a Sediment 231Pa/230Th ratio with 1σ uncertainty from Bermuda rise in the deep western subtropical Atlantic, a kinematic proxy for the AMOC65. b Proxy-based reconstruction of the temperature difference between the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere with 1σ uncertainty61. c Stacked temperature reconstruction with 1σ uncertainty based on three ice cores from Greenland67. d Ensemble rainfall reconstruction with 1σ uncertainty from Qingtongyang Maar Lake (this study). e Stacked temperature reconstruction based on five ice cores from Antarctic68. f Proxy-based reconstruction of the global mean temperature with 1σ uncertainty62. g Atmospheric CO2 concentration record from an ice core in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide63. LGM Last Glacial Maximum, HS1 Heinrich Stadial 1, BA Bølling–Allerød, YD Younger Dryas, EH early Holocene.
