Published annual‐to‐decadal‐resolution stalagmite δ 18 O records since AD 900 from six caves (Dongge, Furong, Heshang, Buddha, Shihua and Wanxiang) in China were analyzed to detect temporal and spatial variability of the East Asian Summer Monsoon strength, which strongly affects wet/dry conditions in eastern China. The empirical mode decomposition method was used to obtain trends of the six cave records. After the base trend w...

Wood from Siberian larch ( Larix sibirica Ledeb. ) was collected in Hoboksar County, Xinjiang. Mean latewood densities (LWD) were measured by X‐ray densitometry; individual series were first cross‐dated and then combined to form a standard chronology. We developed a warm‐season (June–August) temperature reconstruction of Zajsan Lake area in East Kazakhstan that spans 1600–2002 based on the standard chronology (LWD). The climat...