High-accuracy continuous measurements of atmospheric concentrations of CO2 were made from May 2016 to December 2017 using the Picarro G2301 analyzer at Xinglong station(40°24′N,117°30′E,940 MSL),150 km nor...High-accuracy continuous measurements of atmospheric concentrations of CO2 were made from May 2016 to December 2017 using the Picarro G2301 analyzer at Xinglong station(40°24′N,117°30′E,940 MSL),150 km northeast of Beijing.The near-ground CO2 measurements were calibrated by standards based on WMO procedures.The regional background measurements were ltered by the robust extraction of baseline signal method to study the seasonal and diurnal cycles.The regional background CO2 concentrations were low in summer.The maximum diffierence between the local sources and regional background CO2 concentrations occurred in summer and autumn,indicating a strong in uence from local sources.Cluster analysis and potential source contribution function analysis showed that the long-distance transport of anthropogenic emissions in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei metropolitan area in uenced the CO2 concentrations in Xinglong,espe-cially in summer.The diurnal variation of CO2 was mainly in uenced by the various vertical transport conditions of the tropospheric atmosphere in a day.展开更多
The origin and development of agriculture and its relationship with climate change are hotly debated topics among environmental archaeologists.In this study,we analyzed wood charcoal materials from the Neolithic Xingl...The origin and development of agriculture and its relationship with climate change are hotly debated topics among environmental archaeologists.In this study,we analyzed wood charcoal materials from the Neolithic Xinglong site in northern China in order to understand the woody vegetation around the site and how early millet farmers shaped local woodlands.Our results suggest that the area around the Xinglong sites during 8700-7000 yr BP was primarily woodlands,including Prunus sibirica shrubs,Ulmus and Acer forests,and Populus stands near waterways.From 8000 to 7000 yr BP,the warm and humid climate probably contributed to the expansion of Acer,Rhamnus,and Juniperus,and may have facilitated the development of early millet agriculture.Among these ancient wood fragments that we studied,the high percent of Prunus charcoal appears to indicate an abundance of fruit trees,which might have constituted the main component of local vegetation.Meanwhile,the wood taxa illustrate the existence of a variety of ecological habitats,and it is logical to assume that people made full use of the locally available wood resources.Notably,Populus and Ulmus were the dominant sources of fuel.The results of tree-ring curvature analyses indicate that people mainly collected trunks or large branches of Ulmus,Populus,Acer,and Juniperus timbers.We interpret the increasing use of Prunus twigs and the declining percentage of Prunus charcoal in the period between 8000-7000 yr BP as indicating that people started to protect and manage wild fruit trees.They may have started pruning to acquire more food resources as part of the cultural responses and adaptation strategies employed by these early millet cultivators.展开更多
Xinglong coffee has become a name card rather than an industry of Hainan It would be a great pity for any visitor to not have a sip of the local coffee in Hainan Province.
Rich paleoanthropological materials were unearthed in primary context from the Xinglongdong Cave in Fengjie County, Chongqing, South China, including a human tooth, numerous mammalian fossils, some stone artifacts and...Rich paleoanthropological materials were unearthed in primary context from the Xinglongdong Cave in Fengjie County, Chongqing, South China, including a human tooth, numerous mammalian fossils, some stone artifacts and a Stegodon tusk exhibiting intentional engravings.Based on biostratigraphic data and uranium series dating,the cave was utilized as a human shelter about 120000-150000 years ago. It is the first time that an archaic Homo sapiens fossil has been unearthed from the Three Gorges Region. Engravings on the Stegodon tusk appear in groups,making up simple and abstract images. It is the earliest known engravings created by human beings; it exhibits great potential for the study of the origin of art and the development of ancient cultures in south China and bears important implications for the origin of modern humans in East Asia.展开更多
基金funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China [grant numbers2017YFB0504000 and 2017YFC1501701]the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 41575034]
文摘High-accuracy continuous measurements of atmospheric concentrations of CO2 were made from May 2016 to December 2017 using the Picarro G2301 analyzer at Xinglong station(40°24′N,117°30′E,940 MSL),150 km northeast of Beijing.The near-ground CO2 measurements were calibrated by standards based on WMO procedures.The regional background measurements were ltered by the robust extraction of baseline signal method to study the seasonal and diurnal cycles.The regional background CO2 concentrations were low in summer.The maximum diffierence between the local sources and regional background CO2 concentrations occurred in summer and autumn,indicating a strong in uence from local sources.Cluster analysis and potential source contribution function analysis showed that the long-distance transport of anthropogenic emissions in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei metropolitan area in uenced the CO2 concentrations in Xinglong,espe-cially in summer.The diurnal variation of CO2 was mainly in uenced by the various vertical transport conditions of the tropospheric atmosphere in a day.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.T2192952,42002202,42107470)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2022071)。
文摘The origin and development of agriculture and its relationship with climate change are hotly debated topics among environmental archaeologists.In this study,we analyzed wood charcoal materials from the Neolithic Xinglong site in northern China in order to understand the woody vegetation around the site and how early millet farmers shaped local woodlands.Our results suggest that the area around the Xinglong sites during 8700-7000 yr BP was primarily woodlands,including Prunus sibirica shrubs,Ulmus and Acer forests,and Populus stands near waterways.From 8000 to 7000 yr BP,the warm and humid climate probably contributed to the expansion of Acer,Rhamnus,and Juniperus,and may have facilitated the development of early millet agriculture.Among these ancient wood fragments that we studied,the high percent of Prunus charcoal appears to indicate an abundance of fruit trees,which might have constituted the main component of local vegetation.Meanwhile,the wood taxa illustrate the existence of a variety of ecological habitats,and it is logical to assume that people made full use of the locally available wood resources.Notably,Populus and Ulmus were the dominant sources of fuel.The results of tree-ring curvature analyses indicate that people mainly collected trunks or large branches of Ulmus,Populus,Acer,and Juniperus timbers.We interpret the increasing use of Prunus twigs and the declining percentage of Prunus charcoal in the period between 8000-7000 yr BP as indicating that people started to protect and manage wild fruit trees.They may have started pruning to acquire more food resources as part of the cultural responses and adaptation strategies employed by these early millet cultivators.
文摘Xinglong coffee has become a name card rather than an industry of Hainan It would be a great pity for any visitor to not have a sip of the local coffee in Hainan Province.
文摘Rich paleoanthropological materials were unearthed in primary context from the Xinglongdong Cave in Fengjie County, Chongqing, South China, including a human tooth, numerous mammalian fossils, some stone artifacts and a Stegodon tusk exhibiting intentional engravings.Based on biostratigraphic data and uranium series dating,the cave was utilized as a human shelter about 120000-150000 years ago. It is the first time that an archaic Homo sapiens fossil has been unearthed from the Three Gorges Region. Engravings on the Stegodon tusk appear in groups,making up simple and abstract images. It is the earliest known engravings created by human beings; it exhibits great potential for the study of the origin of art and the development of ancient cultures in south China and bears important implications for the origin of modern humans in East Asia.
