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glacial interstade [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

An interval (literally a stage) of time characterized by an equatorwards spread of ice (of shorter duration than a glacial epoch).

Key term(s)
  • glacial inter-stade
  • glacial inter stade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
DEF

Intervalle de temps caractérisé par la progression des glaces vers l'équateur (de durée plus courte qu'une époque glaciaire).

CONT

Il a été admis que l'actuelle période interglaciaire dans laquelle nous vivons a débuté il y a quelques dix millénaires; antérieurement les glaciers recouvraient la majeure partie du nord-ouest de l'Europe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
DEF

Intervalo de tiempo caracterizado por un avance del hielo polar en dirección del ecuador, de una duración menor de una época glacial.

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