Fig. 3: Mechanisms driving Arid Central Asia palaeoclimate from 4.5 to 0.5 Ma.
From: Central Asian modulation of Northern Hemisphere moisture transfer over the Late Cenozoic
The maps were constructed using Generic Mapping Tools80. Red Star: Charyn Canyon; the white rectangle represents the North Hemisphere glaciations from ref. 2 AMOC: Atlantic meridional overturning circulation from refs. 55,81,82. SST: sea surface temperature ODP 98281, 60755 (see Fig. 2). The four steps are discussed in the text.
