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- Geologic age: Pliocene, Quaternary
- Number of drillsites (drillholes): 5(18)
- Drilled length: 845.0 M
- Cored length: 582.9 M
- Core recovered, length: 323.3 M
- Core recovered length / Cored length: 55.46%
- Core recovered / Drilled length: 38.26%
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2005-09-05
The drilling project is near the end. They tow the2005-09-05 postedThe drilling project is near the end. They tow the
The drilling project is near the end. They tow the
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2005-09-04
The fish farm invite us to a feast and show2005-09-04 postedThe fish farm invite us to a feast and show
The fish farm invite us to a feast and show
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2005-09-03
Professor An comes to see the working crew again.2005-09-03 postedProfessor An comes to see the working crew again.
Professor An comes to see the working crew again.
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2005-09-02
The drilling is going on. Another truck of cores are2005-09-02 postedThe drilling is going on. Another truck of cores are
The drilling is going on. Another truck of cores are
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2005-09-01
The wind and rain is very heavy today. The crew ...2005-09-01 postedThe wind and rain is very heavy today. The crew ...
The wind and rain is very heavy today. The crew ...
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2005-08-31
Some officals of Chinese Academy of Sciences came to visit ...2005-08-31 postedSome officals of Chinese Academy of Sciences came to visit ...
Some officals of Chinese Academy of Sciences came to visit ...
Image: Visting the onshore drilling site
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2005-08-30
It's a rainy day. All the crew stay at the ...2005-08-30 postedIt's a rainy day. All the crew stay at the ...
It's a rainy day. All the crew stay at the ...
Image: the crew back from the barge in a boat
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2005-08-29
It's said that the crew are trying to move the2005-08-29 postedIt's said that the crew are trying to move the
It's said that the crew are trying to move the
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2005-08-28
Ms. Andrea ends her work here and leaves for Germany2005-08-28 postedMs. Andrea ends her work here and leaves for Germany
Ms. Andrea ends her work here and leaves for Germany
Image: Andrea left Lake Qinghai back to Germany
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2005-08-27
Yesterday is Beau's birthday. But the wind and waves prevents ...2005-08-27 postedYesterday is Beau's birthday. But the wind and waves prevents ...
Yesterday is Beau's birthday. But the wind and waves prevents ...
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An, Z.S.; Ai, L.; Song, Y.G.; Colman, S.M. (2006):
Lake Qinghai Scientific Drilling Project,
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Scientific Drilling 2 20-22
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All data summarized here are preliminary working data sets, i.e. especially depths and initial descriptions may be not consistent yet through all tables.Data Files Last Update 1 All Data All-Data 2006 2 Sites All-Sites 2006 3 Holes All-Holes 2006 4 Cores All-Cores 2006 5 Sections All-Sections
Printed Reports2006 6 MSCL
Raw-DataAll-Holes 2006 7 MSCL
Processed-DataAll-Holes 2006 8 Drilling Reports
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Printed Reports2006
- PublicationsPublications by year, most recent first: ▼Only selected publications are shown.Xu, Z.Q.; Yang, J.S.; Wang, C.S.; An, Z.S.; Li, H.B.; Wang, Q.; Su, D.C. (2017):Scientific Drilling 22 1-18Thomas, E.K.; Huang, Y.S.; Clemens, S.C.; Colman, S.M.; Morrill, C.; Wegener, P.; Zhao, J.T. (2016):Changes In Dominant Moisture Sources And The Consequences For Hydroclimate On The Northeastern Tibetan Plateau During The Past 32 Kyr. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.11.003Quaternary International 131(A) 157-167Liu, X.; Vandenberghe, J.; An, Z.S.; Li, Y.; Jin, Z.; Dong, J.; Sun, Y. (2016):Grain Size Of Lake Qinghai Sediments: Implications For Riverine Input And Holocene Monsoon Variability. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.02.005Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 449 41-51Peng, Y.M.; Rioual, P.M.J.; Jin, Z.D.; Sterrenburg, F.A.S. (2016):Gyrosigma Peisonis Var. Major Var. Nov., A New Variety Of Gyrosigma Peisonis (Bacillariophyta) From Lake Qinghai, China. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.245.2.3Phytotaxa 245(2) 119-128Zhou, W.; Liu, T.; Wang, H.; An, Z.S.; Cheng, P.; Zhu, Y.; Burr, G.S. (2016):Geological Record Of Meltwater Events At Qinghai Lake, China From The Past 40 Ka. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.08.005Quaternary Science Reviews 149 279-287Chen, M.; Jin, Z.D.; Wan, D.J.; Zhang, F. (2015):Spatial Uniformity In The Mineralogical And Geochemical Compositions Of Surface Sediments In Lake Qinghai And Their Controlling Factors. doi:10.1007/s10201-015-0448-5Limnology 16(2) 113-125Jin, Z.D.; An, Z.S.; Yu, J.M.; Li, F.C. (2015):Lake Qinghai Sediment Geochemistry Linked To Hydroclimate Variability Since The Last Glacial. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.05.015Quaternary Science Reviews 122 63-73Wan, D.J.; Jin, Z.D.; Zhang, F.; Chen, H.Y.; Chen, L.M.; Song, L.; Song, C. (2015):Further Quantifying The Fluxes And Contributions Of Sources To Modern Sediment In Lake Qinghai, NE Tibetan Plateau. doi:10.1007/s10201-014-0434-3Limnology 16(1) 11-20Zhou, L.; Jin, Z.D.; Wang, C.H.; Li, F.C.; Wang, Y.J.; Wang, X.L.; Zhang, F.; Chen, L.M.; Du, J.H. (2015):Otolith Microchemistry Of Modern Versus Well-dated Ancient Naked Carp Gymnocypris Przewalskii: Implication For Water Evolution Of Lake Qinghai. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2015.02.006Journal Of Asian Earth Sciences 105 399-409Peng, Y.M.; Rioual, P.M.J.; Levkov, Z.; Wiliams, D.M.; Jin, Z.D. (2014):Morphology And Ultrastructure Of Hippodonta Qinghainensis Sp Nov. (Bacillariophyceae), A New Diatom From Lake Qinghai. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.186.2.1Phytotaxa 186(2) 61-74Wang, Y.J.; Jin, Z.D.; Zhou, L.; Li, F.C.; Zhang, F.; Chen, L.M.; Qiu, X.N.; Qi, R.G. (2014):Stratigraphy And Otolith Microchemistry Of The Naked Carp Gymnocypris Przewalskii (Kessler) And Their Indication For Water Level Of Lake Qinghai During The Ming Dynasty Of China. doi:10.1007/s11430-014-4836-1Science In China Series D: Earth Sciences 57(10) 2512-2521Zeng, M.X.; Song, Y.G.; An, Z.S.; Chang, H.; Li, Y. (2014):Clay Mineral Records Of The Erlangjian Drill Core Sediments From The Lake Qinghai Basin, China. doi:10.1007/s11430-013-4817-9Science In China Series D: Earth Sciences 57(8) 1846-1859Zhou, W. (2014):Radiocarbon 56(1) 143-155Li, X.Z.; Liu, W.G. (2014):Water Salinity And Productivity Recorded By Ostracod Assemblages And Their Carbon Isotopes Since The Early Holocene At Lake Qinghai On The Northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.04.017Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 407 25-33Liu, X.J.; Colman, S.M.; Brown, E.T.; Henderson, A.C.G.; Werne, J.P.; Holmes, J.A. (2014):Abrupt Deglaciation On The Northeastern Tibetan Plateau: Evidence From Lake Qinghai. doi:10.1007/s10933-013-9721-yJournal Of Paleolimnology 51(2) 223-240Fu, C.F.; An, Z.S.; Qiang, X.K.; Bloemendal, J.; Song, Y.G.; Chang, H. (2013):Magnetostratigraphic Determination Of The Age Of Ancient Lake Qinghai, And Record Of The East Asian Monsoon Since 4.63 Ma. doi:10.1130/G34418.1Geology 41(8) 875-878Liu, W.G.; Li, X.Z.; An, Z.S.; Xu, L.M.; Zhang, Q.L. (2013):Total Organic Carbon Isotopes: A Novel Proxy Of Lake Level From Lake Qinghai In The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.04.009Chemical Geology 347 153-160Lu, H.X.; Liu, W.G.; Wang, H.Y.; Zhang, C.L.L. (2013):Carbon Isotopic Composition Of Isoprenoid Tetraether In Surface Sediments Of Lake Qinghai And Surrounding Soils. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2013.04.012Organic Geochemistry 60 54-61Song, Y.G.; Nie, J.S. (2013):Detrital U-Th/He Thermochronology Of The Late Cenozoic Core Sediments In The Lake Qinghai Basin, Northeastern Tibetan Plateau And Its Implication For Provenance. doi:Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition 87(z1) 216Wang, H.Y.; Liu, W.G.; Zhang, C.L.L.; Jiang, H.C.; Dong, H.L.; Lu, H.X.; Wang, J.X. (2013):Assessing The Ratio Of Archaeol To Caldarchaeol As A Salinity Proxy In Highland Lakes On The Northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2012.09.011Organic Geochemistry 54 69-77Wang, H.Y.; Liu, W.G.; Zhang, C.L.L.; Liu, Z.H.; He, Y.X. (2013):Branched And Isoprenoid Tetraether (BIT) Index Traces Water Content Along Two Marsh-soil Transects Surrounding Lake Qinghai: Implications For Paleo-humidity Variation. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2013.03.011Organic Geochemistry 59 75-81Xiao, J.; Jin, Z.D.; Zhang, F. (2013):Geochemical And Isotopic Characteristics Of Shallow Groundwater Within The Lake Qinghai Catchment, NE Tibetan Plateau. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2013.05.033Quaternary International 313 62-73Xu, H.; Lan, J.; Liu, B.; Sheng, E.; Yeager, K.M. (2013):Applied Geochemistry 39 150-155Zhang, F.; Jin, Z.D.; Li, F.C.; Yu, J.M.; Xiao, J. (2013):Controls On Seasonal Variations Of Silicate Weathering And CO2 Consumption In, Two River Catchments On The NE Tibetan Plateau. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.11.004Journal Of Asian Earth Sciences 62 547-560Li, X.Z.; Liu, W.G.; Xu, L.M. (2012):Carbon Isotopes In Surface-sediment Carbonates Of Modern Lake Qinghai (Qinghai-Tibet Plateau): Implications For Lake Evolution In Arid Areas. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.01.010Chemical Geology 300 88-96Wan, D.J.; Jin, Z.D.; Wang, Y.X. (2012):Geochemistry Of Eolian Dust And Its Elemental Contribution To Lake Qinghai Sediment. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.03.009Applied Geochemistry 27(8) 1546-1555Wang, Z.; Liu, W.G. (2012):Carbon Chain Length Distribution In N-alkyl Lipids: A Process For Evaluating Source Inputs To Lake Qinghai. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2012.06.015Organic Geochemistry 50 36-43Xiao, J.; Jin, Z.D.; Zhang, F.; Wang, J. (2012):Major Ion Geochemistry Of Shallow Groundwater In The Qinghai Lake Catchment, NE Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. doi:10.1007/s12665-012-1576-4Environmental Earth Sciences 67(5) 1331-1344Xiao, J.; Jin, Z.D.; Zhang, F.; Wang, J. (2012):Solute Geochemistry And Its Sources Of The Groundwaters In The Qinghai Lake Catchment, NW China. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.02.006Journal Of Asian Earth Sciences 52 21-30Zhou, L.; Jin, Z.D.; Li, F.C. (2012):Mineralogy Of The Otoliths Of Naked Carp Gymnocypris Przewalskii (Kessler) From Lake Qinghai And Its Sr/Ca Potential Implications For Migratory Pattern. doi:10.1007/s11430-012-4403-6Science In China Series D: Earth Sciences 55(6) 983-990An, Z.S.; Colman, S.M.; Zhou, W.J.; Li, X.Q.; Brown, E.T.; Jull, A.J.T.; Cai, Y.J.; Huang, Y.S.; Lu, X.F.; Chang, H.; Song, Y.G.; Sun, Y.B.; Xu, H.; Liu, W.G.; Jin, Z.D.; Liu, X.D.; Cheng, P.; Liu, Y.; Ai, L.; Li, X.Z.; Liu, X.J.; Yan, L.B.; Shi, Z.G.; Wa (2012):Interplay Between The Westerlies And Asian Monsoon Recorded In Lake Qinghai Sediments Since 32 Ka. doi:10.1038/srep00619Nature Scientific Reports 2 619-622Liu, X.J. (2011):Late Quaternary Climate History On The Northeast Tibetan Plateau: Multi-proxy Investigation Of Lake Qinghai Sediments, China. doi:PhD Dissertation, University Of MinnesotaAi, L.; Qiang, X.K.; Song, Y.G.; Ao, H.; An, Z.S. (2011):Identification Of Gregite In The Late Pleistocene Sediments Of Lake Qinghai And Its Environmental Implications. doi:Chinese Journal Of Geophysics 54(9) 2309-2316Jin, Z.D.; You, C.F.; Yu, J.M.; Wu, L.L.; Zhang, F.; Liu, H.C. (2011):Seasonal Contributions Of Catchment Weathering And Eolian Dust To River Water Chemistry, Northeastern Tibetan Plateau: Chemical And Sr Isotopic Constraints. doi:10.1029/2011JF002002Journal Of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth 116(F4) 9Liu, W.G.; Liu, Z.H.; Wang, H.Y.; He, Y.X.; Wang, Z.; Xu, L.M. (2011):Salinity Control On Long-chain Alkenone Distributions In Lake Surface Waters And Sediments Of The Northern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.10.029Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 75(7) 1693-1703Liu, W.G.; Liu, Z.H.; Wang, H.Y.; He, Y.X.; Wang, Z.; Xu, L.M. (2010):Past Atmospheric Pb Deposition In Lake Qinghai, Northeastern Tibetan Plateau. doi:10.1007/s10933-009-9351-6Journal Of Paleolimnology 43(3) 551-563Jin, Z.D.; Wang, S.M.; Zhang, F.; Shi, Y.W. (2010):Weathering, Sr Fluxes, And Controls On Water Chemistry In The Lake Qinghai Catchment, NE Tibetan Plateau. doi:10.1002/esp.1964Earth Surface Processes And Landforms 35(9) 1057-1070Jin, Z.D.; You, C.F.; Yu, T.L.; Wang, B.S. (2010):Sources And Flux Of Trace Elements In River Water Collected From The Lake Qinghai Catchment, NE Tibetan Plateau. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.08.004Applied Geochemistry 25(10) 1536-1546Li, X.Z.; Liu, W.G.; Zhang, L.; Sun, Z.C. (2010):Distribution Of Recent Ostracod Species In The Lake Qinghai Area In Northwestern China And Its Ecological Significance. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.01.012Ecological Indicators 10(4) 880-890Qian, L.; Song, Y.G. (2010):Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology 30(6) 106-114Xu, H.; Hou, Z.; An, Z.S.; Liu, X.; Dong, J. (2010):Major Ion Chemistry Of Waters In Lake Qinghai Catchments, NE Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2008.11.001Quarternary International 212(1) 35-43Xu, H.; Liu, B.; Wu, F. (2010):Spatial And Temporal Variations Of Rb/Sr Ratios Of The Bulk Surface Sediments In Lake Qinghai. doi:10.1186/1467-4866-11-3Geochemical Transactions 11 3Jin, Z.D.; You, C.F.; Wang, Y.; Shi, Y.W. (2010):Hydrological And Solute Budgets Of Lake Qinghai, The Largest Lake On The Tibetan Plateau. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2009.11.024Quaternary International 218(1-2) 151-156Jin, Z.D.; You, C.F.; Yu, J.M. (2009):Toward A Geochemical Mass Balance Of Major Elements In Lake Qinghai, NE Tibetan Plateau: A Significant Role Of Atmospheric Deposition. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.07.003Applied Geochemistry 24(10) 1901-1907Jin, Z.D.; Yu, J.M.; Wang, S.M.; Zhang, F.; Shi, Y.W.; You, C.F. (2009):Constraints On Water Chemistry By Chemical Weathering In The Lake Qinghai Catchment, Northeastern Tibetan Plateau (China): Clues From Sr And Its Isotopic Geochemistry. doi:10.1007/s10040-009-0480-9Hydrogeology Journal 17(8) 2037-2048Liu, W.G.; Li, X.Z.; Zhang, L.; An, Z.S.; Xu, L.M. (2009):Evaluation Of Oxygen Isotopes In Carbonate As An Indicator Of Lake Evolution In Arid Areas: The Modern Qinghai Lake, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.08.004Chemical Geology 268(1-2) 126-136Liu, W.G.; Li, X.Z.; Zhang, L.; An, Z.S.; Xu, L.M. (2009):Spatial Pattern Of Modern Sedimentation Rate Of Qinghai Lake And A Preliminary Estimate Of The Sediment Flux. doi:10.1007/s11434-009-0580-xChinese Science Bulletin 55(77) 621-627Zhang, F.; Jin, Z.D.; Hu, G.; Li, F.C.; Shi, Y.W. (2009):Seasonally Chemical Weathering And CO2 Consumption Flux Of Lake Qinghai River System In The Northeastern Tibetan Plateau. doi:10.1007/s12665-009-0027-3Environmental Earth Sciences 59(2) 297-313Xu, H.; Liu, X.; Hou, Z. (2008):Temperature Variations At Lake Qinghai On Decadal Scales And The Possible Relation To Solar Activities. doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2007.09.006Journal Of Atmospheric And Solar-Terrestrial Physics 70(1) 138-144Henderson, A.C.G.; Holmes, J.A. (2008):Palaeolimnological Evidence For Environmental Change Over The Past Millennium From Lake Qinghai Sediments: A Review And Future Research Prospective. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2008.09.008Quaternary International 194(1-2) 134-147An, Z.S.; Colman, S.M.; Zhou, W.; Brown, E.T.; Li, X.; Jull, A.J.T.; Wang, S.; Liu, W.; Sun, Y.; Lu, X.; Song, Y.; Chang, H.; Cai, Y.J.; Xu, H.; Wang, X.; Liu, X.; Han, Y.; Cheng, P.; Ai, L.; Wang, Z.; Chang, X.; Shen, J.; Zhu, Y.; Wu, Z.; Liu, X. (2008):Records From Lake Qinghai: Holocene Climate History Of Northeastern Tibetan Plateau Linking To Global Change. doi:Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 89(53) PP24A-04Colman, S.M.; Liu, X.; Brown, E.T.; An, Z.S.; Zhou, W.; Jull, A.J.T. (2008):Elemental Chemistry Of Sediments From Two Drill Cores In Lake Qinghai, China, From Scanning XRF Analyse. doi:Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 89(53) PP21A-1392Liu, X.; Colman, S.M.; Brown, E.T.; Henderson, A.C.G.; Holmes, J.A. (2008):Initial Results From A Multi-Proxy Investigation Of A Core From The Southeast Basin Of Lake Qinghai, China. doi:Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 89(53) PP21A-1393An, Z.S.; Colman, S.M. (2007):Lake Qinghai Drilling Project: Evolution History Of Lake Qinghai And East Asian Monsoon Changes Since The Late Miocene. doi:Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 88(52) U21F-04Colman, S.M.; Yu, S.Y.; An, Z.S.; Shen, J.; Henderson, A.C.G. (2007):Late Cenozoic Climate Changes In China's Western Interior: A Review Of Research On Lake Qinghai And Comparison With Other Records. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.05.002Quaternary Science Reviews 26(17-18) 2281-2300Xu, H.; Hou, Z.H.; Ai, L.; Tan, L.C. (2007):Precipitation At Lake Qinghai, NE Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, And Its Relation To Asian Summer Monsoons On Decadal/interdecadal Scales During The Past 500 Years. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.07.007Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 254(3-4) 541-549An, Z.S.; Wang, P.; Shen, J.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, P.; Wang, S.; Li, X.; Sun, Q.; Song, Y.; Ai, L.; Zhang, Y.; Jiang, S.; Liu, X.; Wang, Y. (2006):Geophysical Survey On The Tectonic And Sediment Distribution Of Qinghai Lake Basin. doi:10.1007/s11430-006-0851-1Science In China Series D: Earth Sciences 49(8) 851-861An, Z.S.; Wang, P.; Shen, J.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, P.; Wang, S.; Li, X.; Sun, Q.; Song, Y.; Ai, L.; Zhang, Y.; Jiang, S.; Liu, X.; Wang, Y. (2006):Stable Isotopes In Bulk Carbonates And Organic Matter In Recent Sediments Of Lake Qinghai And Their Climatic Implications. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.07.005Chemical Geology 235(3-4) 262-275An, Z.S.; Ai, L.; Song, Y.G.; Colman, S.M. (2006):Scientific Drilling 2 20-22Prokopenko, A.A.; Catto, N. (2004):Paleolimnological Records From Asian Lacustrine Systems: Archives Of Large-scale Seasonal Atmospheric Circulation Changes In The Northern Hemisphere. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2004.11.002Quaternary International 136(1) 1-4An, Z.S.; Colman, S.M. (2004):ICDP-Newsletter 6 36-40
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