Table 3 Comparison of climate parameters from the Late Palaeocene to Early Eocene in Luanchuan with those of the present22 based on the median value of each climate parameter.
From: New evidence of the emergence of the East Asian monsoon in the early Palaeogene
Climate parameters | The whole section | The Late Palaeocene | The Early Eocene | Subperiod | Present | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Period 1) | (Period 2) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | |||
MAT (°C) | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 12.2 |
WMMT (°C) | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 24 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 24.2 |
CMMT (°C) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | − 5.1 | − 0.8 |
DT (°C) | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 25.3 | 25 |
MAP (mm) | 1091.7 | 1091.7 | 1087.1 | 1091.7 | 1230.7 | 1091.7 | 1087.1 | 1087.1 | 1087.1 | 872.3 | 880 |
MMaP (mm) | 208.8 | 208.8 | 193.4 | 208.8 | 209.6 | 208.8 | 193.4 | 193.4 | 193.4 | 164.5 | 205.5 |
MMiP (mm) | 15.1 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 9.9 |
