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WURM GLACIATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Würm glaciation
1, record 1, English, W%C3%BCrm%20glaciation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The fourth glacial stage of the Pleistocene Epoch in the Alps, after the Riss-Würm interglacial stage. 2, record 1, English, - W%C3%BCrm%20glaciation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The earth's orbit is at its longest and narrowest about every 100,000 years, which is approximately the interval of time between the Gunz and Mindel glaciations and between the Riss and Wurm glaciations. 3, record 1, English, - W%C3%BCrm%20glaciation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glaciation wurmienne
1, record 1, French, glaciation%20wurmienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- glaciation de Würm 2, record 1, French, glaciation%20de%20W%C3%BCrm
correct, feminine noun
- wurmien 2, record 1, French, wurmien
correct, masculine noun
- Wurmien 3, record 1, French, Wurmien
correct, masculine noun
- Würm 4, record 1, French, W%C3%BCrm
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quatrième période glaciaire, selon le schéma de «Penck» et «Brückner», durant laquelle les glaciers des chaînes alpines ont déposé les «moraines internes» du piedmont alpin. 4, record 1, French, - glaciation%20wurmienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nom d'un lac et d'une rivière du plateau bavarois [...], qui a servi à désigner la plus récente des quatre glaciations alpines. [...] La glaciation wurmienne, moins étendue que la précédente (riss), fut néanmoins caractérisée par des froids très vifs. 1, record 1, French, - glaciation%20wurmienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir la rubrique "Würm" dans GRLAA. 5, record 1, French, - glaciation%20wurmienne
Record 1, Key term(s)
- glaciation wuermienne
- glaciation de Wuerm
- wuermien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- glaciación de Würm
1, record 1, Spanish, glaciaci%C3%B3n%20de%20W%C3%BCrm
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- glaciación del vístula 1, record 1, Spanish, glaciaci%C3%B3n%20del%20v%C3%ADstula
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La última y más importante de las grandes glaciaciones del cuaternario en Europa. 1, record 1, Spanish, - glaciaci%C3%B3n%20de%20W%C3%BCrm
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La glaciación de Würm, cuyo equivalente en América del Norte es la de Wisconsin, ha durado unos 60 millares de años. 1, record 1, Spanish, - glaciaci%C3%B3n%20de%20W%C3%BCrm
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