Fig. 1: Hydroclimatic context of the East Gobi Desert. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Hydroclimatic context of the East Gobi Desert.

From: East Gobi megalake systems reveal East Asian Monsoon dynamics over the last interglacial-glacial cycle

Fig. 1

a Map of the East Gobi Desert showing its location within the northern mid-latitude dryland system. Prevailing winds of the East Asian Winter Monsoon (EAWM), East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM), and the Westerlies are also indicated. Circles with different colors refer to other paleoenvironment records mentioned in the paper. b Topography and present drainage network of the East Gobi Desert (Drainage network data from ref. 97). Study area shown by the black rectangle. Mean annual precipitation for 1970-2000 (WorldClim Version 298) is also plotted (red lines).

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