Disagregation of 12g sediment by H2O2 for 48 hours, sieved at 100�m in tap water, ethanol wash and dry

The high d18Oshell values, evaporite minerals, low carbonate content and steadily increasing Na concentration suggest that the salinity of Lake Kuhai remained high in zone 6.

Support from grain size analysis; mineralogy

chronology; seasonality; habitat; vital effects

depth (MATd62ca7ff04): interpretation3_scope: '' has been replaced by 'climate'
year (MATe3f53fcebd): interpretation3_scope: '' has been replaced by 'climate'

d18O (LS09MIKU01a): paleoData_isPrimary: '' has been replaced by 'FALSE'
d18O (LS09MIKU01a): paleoData_primaryAgeColumn: '' has been replaced by 'FALSE'
depth (MATd62ca7ff04): paleoData_isPrimary: '' has been replaced by 'FALSE'
depth (MATd62ca7ff04): paleoData_primaryAgeColumn: '' has been replaced by 'FALSE'
year (MATe3f53fcebd): paleoData_isPrimary: '' has been replaced by 'TRUE'
year (MATe3f53fcebd): paleoData_primaryAgeColumn: '' has been replaced by 'TRUE'

d18O (LS09MIKU01a): interpretation1_direction: 'increase' has been replaced by 'negative'
d18O (LS09MIKU01a): interpretation1_variable: 'E/P' has been replaced by 'effectivePrecipitation'
d18O (LS09MIKU01a): interpretation2_variable: 'P_E' has been replaced by 'effectivePrecipitation'

d18O (LS09MIKU01a): interpretation1_direction: 'increase' has been replaced by 'negative'
d18O (LS09MIKU01a): interpretation1_variable: 'E/P' has been replaced by 'effectivePrecipitation'
d18O (LS09MIKU01a): interpretation2_variable: 'P_E' has been replaced by 'effectivePrecipitation'

d18O (LS09MIKU01a): paleoData_longName: '' has been replaced by 'AD'
depth (MATd62ca7ff04): paleoData_longName: '' has been replaced by 'AD'
year (MATe3f53fcebd): paleoData_units: 'AD' has been replaced by 'yr AD'
year (MATe3f53fcebd): paleoData_longName: '' has been replaced by 'AD'

Mischke, Steffen , Zhang, Chengjun , Bi¿½rner, Anko , Herzschuh, Ulrike

Mischke, S., Zhang, C., Boerner, A. and Herzschuh, U.: Lateglacial and Holocene variation in aeolian sediment flux over the northeastern Tibetan Plateau recorded by laminated sediments of a saline meromictic lake, Journal of Quaternary Science, 25(2), 162–177, doi:10.1002/jqs.1288, 2010.