Fig. 1: Asian monsoon circulation and studied Lake XMLT.

a Asian monsoon wind field at 850 hPa from May to September. The red star indicates the site of Lake XMLT, and the white circles indicate the sites of paleoclimatic records mentioned in the text. 1, Heshang Cave; 2, Xinya Cave; 3, Dongge Cave; 4, Lake Tiancai; 5, Lake Twintaung; 6, Pindar basin; 7, SO189-39KL; 8, BA03 stalagmite. b Bathymetry of Lake XMLT, the red star indicates the coring sampling site, and the gray circles indicate the sites of surface sediment samples.