SELECTED SCI PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2010 (only first/corresponding author)
1. Song Y., Chen X., Li Y., Fan Y., Collins A. L., 2022. Quantifying the provenance of dune sediments in the Taklimakan Desert using machine learning, multidimensional scaling and sediment source fingerprinting. Catena, 210: 105902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105902.
2. Chen X., Song Y., Li Y., Huang Y., Zhou X., Fan Y., 2021. Provenance of sub-aerial surface sediments in the Tarim Basin, Western China. Catena, 198: 105014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.105014.
3. Cheng L., Song Y., Wu Y., Liu Y., Liu H., Chang H., Zong X., Kang S., 2021. Drivers for Asynchronous Patterns of Dust Accumulation in Central and Eastern Asia and in Greenland During the Last Glacial Maximum. Geophysical Research Letters, 48(5): e2020GL091194. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091194.
4. Li Y., Song Y., 2021. Discussion of the paper “Loess genesis and worldwide distribution” by Yanrong Li, Wenhui Shi, Adnan Aydin, et al. Earth-Science Reviews, 221: 103151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103151.
5. Li Y., Song Y., Kaskaoutis D. G., Zan J., Orozbaev R., Tan L., Chen X., 2021. Aeolian dust dynamics in the Fergana Valley, Central Asia, since ~30?ka inferred from loess deposits. Geoscience Frontiers, 12(5): 101180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2021.101180
6. Song Y., Li Y., Cheng L., Zong X., Kang S., Ghafarpour A., Li X., Sun H., Fu X., Dong J., Mamadjanov Y., Orozbaev R., Shukurov N., Gholami H., Shukurov S., Xie M., 2021. Spatio-temporal distribution of Quaternary loess across Central Asia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 567: 110279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110279.
7. Song Y., Yang S., Nie J., Zan J., Song C., 2021. Quaternary paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental changes in Central Asia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 568: 110319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110319.
8. Zeng M., Song Y., Yang H., Li Y., Cheng L., Li F., Zhu L., Wu Z., Wang N., 2021. Quantifying proportions of different material sources to loess based on a grid search and Monte Carlo model: A case study of the Ili Valley, Central Asia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 565: 110210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.110210.
9. Cheng L., Song Y., Chang H., Li Y., Orozbaev R., Zeng M., Liu H., 2020. Heavy mineral assemblages and sedimentation rates of eastern Central Asian loess: Paleoenvironmental implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 551: 109747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109747.
10. Cheng L., Song Y., Sun H., Bradák B., Orozbaev R., Zong X., Liu H., 2020. Pronounced changes in paleo-wind direction and dust sources during MIS3b recorded in the Tacheng loess, northwest China. Quaternary International, 552: 122-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2019.05.002.
11. Li Y., Song Y., Fitzsimmons K. E., Chen X., Prud'homme C., Zong X., 2020. Origin of loess deposits in the North Tian Shan piedmont, Central Asia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 559: 109972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109972.
12. Li Y., Song Y., Orozbaev R., Dong J., Li X., Zhou J., 2020. Moisture evolution in Central Asia since 26 ka: Insights from a Kyrgyz loess section, Western Tian Shan. Quaternary Science Reviews, 249: 106604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106604.
13. Miao Y., Song Y., Li Y., Yang S., Li Y., Zhao Y., Zeng M., 2020. Late Pleistocene fire in the Ili Basin, Central Asia, and its potential links to paleoclimate change and human activities. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 547: 109700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109700.
14. Song Y., Zong X., Qian L., Liu H., Dong J., Chang H., Zhang M., 2020. Mineralogical Record for Stepwise Hydroclimatic Changes in Lake Qinghai Sediments Since the Last Glacial Period. Minerals, 10(11): 963. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10110963.
15. Sun H., Song Y., Chen X., Cheng L., Liu H., 2020. Holocene dust deposition in the Ili Basin and its implications for climate variations in Westerlies-dominated Central Asia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 550: 109731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109731.
16. Wang Q., Song Y., Li Y., 2020. Clay mineralogy of the upper Miocene-Pliocene red clay from the central Chinese Loess Plateau and its paleoclimate implications. Quaternary International, 552: 148-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2019.11.039.
17. Dong H., Song Y., Zhang M., 2019. Hydrological trend of Qinghai Lake over the last 60 years: driven by climate variations or human activities? Journal of Water and Climate Change, 10(3): 524-534. https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2018.033.
18. Li Y., Song Y., Kaskaoutis D. G., Chen X., Mamadjanov Y., Tan L., 2019. Atmospheric dust dynamics in southern Central Asia: Implications for buildup of Tajikistan loess sediments. Atmospheric Research, 229: 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.06.013.
19. Li Y., Song Y., Qiang M., Miao Y., Zeng M., 2019. Atmospheric dust variations in the Ili Basin, Northwest China, during the Last Glacial Period as revealed by a high mountain loess-paleosol sequence. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124: 8449-8466. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jd030470.
20. Li Y., Song Y., Yin Q., Han L., Wang Y., 2019. Orbital and millennial northern mid-latitude westerlies over the last glacial period. Climate Dynamics, 53(5): 3315-3324. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04704-5.
21. Zeng M., Song Y., Li Y., Fu C., Qiang X., Chang H., Zhu L., Zhang Z., Cheng L., Yang G., 2019. The relationship between environmental factors and magnetic susceptibility in the Ili loess, Tianshan Mountains, Central Asia. Geological Journal, 54(4): 1889-1901. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3182.
22. Li Y., Song Y., Fitzsimmons K. E., Chang H., Orozbaev R., Li X., 2018. Eolian dust dispersal patterns since the last glacial period in eastern Central Asia: insights from a loess-paleosol sequence in the Ili Basin. Climate of the Past, 14(3): 271-286. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1-2018.
23. Li Y., Song Y., Fitzsimmons K. E., Chen X., Wang Q., Sun H., Zhang Z., 2018. New evidence for the provenance and formation of loess deposits in the Ili River Basin, Arid Central Asia. Aeolian Research, 35: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2018.08.002.
24. Li Y., Song Y., Zeng M., Lin W., Orozbaev R., Cheng L., Chen X., Halmurat T., 2018. Evaluating the paleoclimatic significance of clay mineral records from a late Pleistocene loess-paleosol section of the Ili Basin, Central Asia. Quaternary Research, 89(03): 660-673. https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2017.58.
25. Song Y., Fang X., Chen X., Torii M., Ishikawa N., Zhang M., Yang S., Chan H., 2018. Rock magnetic record of late Neogene red clay sediments from the Chinese Loess Plateau and its implications for East Asian monsoon evolution. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 510: 109-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.09.025.
26. Song Y., Li Y., Wang Q., Dong H., Zhang Z., Orozbaev R., 2018. Effect of chemical pretreatments on magnetic susceptibility of loess from Central Asia and the Chinese Loess Plateau. Rsc Advances, 8(20): 11087-11094. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ra00617b.
27. Song Y., Luo D., Du J., Kang S., Cheng P., Fu C., Guo X., 2018. Radiometric dating of late Quaternary loess in the northern piedmont of South Tianshan Mountains: Implications for reliable dating. Geological Journal, 53: 417-426. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3129.
28. Song Y., Wang Q. S., An Z. S., Qiang X. K., Dong J. B., Chang H., Zhang M. S., Guo X. H., 2018. Mid-Miocene climatic optimum: Clay mineral evidence from the red clay succession, Longzhong Basin, Northern China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 512: 46-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.10.001.
29. Song Y., Zeng M., Chen X., Li Y., Chang H., An Z., Guo X., 2018. Abrupt climatic events recorded by the Ili loess during the last glaciation in Central Asia: Evidence from grain-size and minerals. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 155: 58-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.10.040.
30. Chen X., Song Y., Li J., Fang H., Li Z., Liu X., Li Y., Orozbaev R., 2017. Size-differentiated REE characteristics and environmental significance of aeolian sediments in the Ili Basin of Xinjiang, NW China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 143: 30-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.03.030.
31. Song Y., Li Y., Li Y., An Z., Cheng L., Sun H., Rustam O., 2017. North Atlantic Abrupt Climate Signals during the Last Glacial Period in Central Asia: Evidences from Aeolian Loess Sediments. Acta Geologica Sinica ‐ English Edition, 91(5): 1942-1943. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1000-9515.2017.05.038.
32. Li Y., Song Y., Chen X. L., Li J. C., Mamadjanov Y., Aminov J., 2016. Geochemical composition of Tajikistan loess and its provenance implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 446: 186-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.01.025.
33. Li Y., Song Y., Lai Z., Han L., An Z., 2016. Rapid and cyclic dust accumulation during MIS 2 in Central Asia inferred from loess OSL dating and grain-size analysis. Scientific Reports, 6: 32365. DOI: 10.1038/srep32365. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep32365.
34. Wang Q., Song Y., Zhao Z., Li J., 2016. Color characteristics of Chinese loess and its paleoclimatic significance during the last glacial-interglacial cycle. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116: 132-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2015.11.013.
35. Li Y., Song Y., Yan L. B., Chen T., An Z. S., 2015. Timing and Spatial Distribution of Loess in Xinjiang, NW China. Plos One, 10(5): e0125492. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125492.
36. Song Y., Lai Z., Li Y., Chen T., Wang Y., 2015. Comparison between luminescence and radiocarbon dating of late Quaternary loess from the Ili Basin in Central Asia. Quaternary Geochronology, 30: 405-410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2015.01.012.
37. Dong H., Song Y., Chen T., Zhao J., Yu L., 2014. Geoconservation and geotourism in Luochuan Loess National Geopark, China. Quaternary International, 334: 40-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.10.023.
38. Song Y., Chen X. L., Qian L. B., Li C. X., Li Y., Li X. X., Chang H., An Z. S., 2014. Distribution and composition of loess sediments in the Ili Basin, Central Asia. Quaternary International, 334: 61-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.12.053.
39. Song Y., Fang X. M., King J. W., Li J. J., Naoto I., An Z. S., 2014. Magnetic parameter variations in the Chaona loess/paleosol sequences in the central Chinese Loess Plateau, and their significance for the middle Pleistocene climate transition. Quaternary Research, 81(3): 433-444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2013.10.002.
40. Zeng M., Song Y., An Z., Chang H., Li Y., 2014. Clay mineral records of the Erlangjian drill core sediments from the Lake Qinghai Basin, China. Science China-Earth Sciences, 57(8): 1846-1859. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-013-4817-9.
41. Li Y., Song Y., Qian L., Li X., Qiang X., An Z., 2013. Paleomagnetic and Fission-Track Dating of a Late Cenozoic Red Earth Section in the Liupan Shan and Associated Tectonic Implications. Journal of Earth Science, 24(4): 506-518. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-013-0353-y.
42. Song Y., Li C. X., Zhao J. D., Chen P., Zeng M., 2012. A combined luminescence and radiocarbon dating study of the Ili loess, Central Asia. Quaternary Geochronology, 10: 2-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2012.04.005.
43. Nie J., Song Y., King J. W., Egli R., 2010. Consistent grain size distribution of pedogenic maghemite of surface soils and Miocene loessic soils on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Journal of Quaternary Science, 25(3): 261-266. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1304.
44. Nie J., Song Y., King J. W., Fang X., Heil C., 2010. HIRM variations in the Chinese red-clay sequence: Insights into pedogenesis in the dust source area. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 38(3-4): 96-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.11.002.
45. Song Y., An Z., 2010. Correlation of Paleoclimatic Records between Chinese Eolian Sediments and Baikal Lacustrine Sediments. Journal of Earth Science, 21: 260-264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-010-0230-x.
46. Song Y., Shi Z., Fang X., Nie J., Naoto I., Qiang X., Wang X., 2010. Loess magnetic properties in the Ili Basin and their correlation with the Chinese Loess Plateau. Science China-Earth Sciences, 53(3): 419-431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-010-0011-5.
47. Zhao J., Song Y., King J. W., Liu S., Wang J., Wu M., 2010. Glacial geomorphology and glacial history of the Muzart River valley, Tianshan Range, China. Quaternary Science Reviews, 29(11-12): 1453-1463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2010.03.004.
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