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A recording phase lag between ocean and continent climate changes: Constrained by the Matuyama/Brunhes polarity boundary

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The Matuyama/Brunhes polarity boundary (MBPB) is recorded in Chinese loess L8, which is associated with the glacial period. It is proved that loess L8 is capable of recording earth’s secular variation, and the lock-in depth in Chinese loess is no more than that of marine sediments. Comparison with the location of MBPB in Chinese loess and marine sediments, it is put forward that there is a recording phase lag between ocean and continent climate changes.

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    Rixiang Zhu, Yongxin Pan, Bin Guo & Qingsong Liu

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Zhu, R., Pan, Y., Guo, B. et al. A recording phase lag between ocean and continent climate changes: Constrained by the Matuyama/Brunhes polarity boundary. Chin. Sci. Bull. 43, 1593–1599 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02883400

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