From Quaternary Science to Earth System Science  

作　　者：AN Zhisheng 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Loess Science,Institute of Earth Environment,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Xi’an 710061,China

出　　处：《Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences》2024年第3期139-150,共12页中国科学院院刊（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the Project on Frontier and Interdisciplinary Research Assessment,Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XK2023DXC002);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.L2324210).

摘　　要：This article details how AN Zhisheng and his colleagues,through decades of dedicated research,began with the study of loess in China and integrated it with climatic and environmental researches.AN and his team developed a novel research approach to identifying the dynamics of changes of natural environments,including loess environment in East Asia.Their work has not only highlighted the global significance of Chinese loess as a record for global climate change,but also led to the formulation of the monsoon control theory regarding environmental changes in East Asia,as well as insights into Asian and global monsoon dynamics.The paradigm shift from a singular discipline of Quaternary science into a comprehensive Earth system science has happened.Their contributions have been instrumental in promoting sustainable development of the society in the Chinese Loess Plateau and western China.

关 键 词：Loess and global change Quaternary science Earth system science and Sustainable development 

分 类 号：P534.63[天文地球—第四纪地质学] P3[天文地球—古生物学与地层学]