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EPISODE GLACIAIRE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glacial-interglacial cycle
1, record 1, English, glacial%2Dinterglacial%20cycle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Organic carbon buried under the great ice sheets of the Northern Hemisphere is suggested to be the missing link in the atmospheric CO2 change over the glacial-interglacial cycles. 2, record 1, English, - glacial%2Dinterglacial%20cycle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cycle glaciaire-interglaciaire
1, record 1, French, cycle%20glaciaire%2Dinterglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Succession d’un épisode glaciaire(ou glaciation) et d’un épisode interglaciaire. 2, record 1, French, - cycle%20glaciaire%2Dinterglaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les derniers cycles glaciaires-interglaciaires ont une durée moyenne d’environ 100 000 ans. 2, record 1, French, - cycle%20glaciaire%2Dinterglaciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Chronology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- glacial stage
1, record 2, English, glacial%20stage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- glacial 2, record 2, English, glacial
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A major subdivision of a glacial epoch, especially one of the cycles of growth and disappearance of the Pleistocene ice sheets. 2, record 2, English, - glacial%20stage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "Wisconsin Glacial Stage". 2, record 2, English, - glacial%20stage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Quaternary is subdivided on the basis of climatic change, a fact that gives rise to certain problems. For example, "glacials" and "interglacials" are recognized, and are accorded the status of "stages" by many workers, although they fail to meet the requirements of a stage as recommended in stratigraphic codes and guides. As a result, terms of long-standing currency such as "Illinoian Glacial Stage" and "Sangamonian Interglacial Stage" do not have an adequate chronostratigraphic definition. 3, record 2, English, - glacial%20stage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Chronologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étage glaciaire
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tage%20glaciaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- glaciation 2, record 2, French, glaciation
feminine noun
- épisode glaciaire 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9pisode%20glaciaire
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Principale subdivision d’un événement glaciaire (par exemple, les subdivisions du Pléistocène), caractérisée par la présence de nappes glaciaires. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tage%20glaciaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Cronología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- período glacial
1, record 2, Spanish, per%C3%ADodo%20glacial
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- era glacial 2, record 2, Spanish, era%20glacial
correct, feminine noun
- era de hielo 2, record 2, Spanish, era%20de%20hielo
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-03-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
- Glaciology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Little Ice Age
1, record 3, English, Little%20Ice%20Age
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- LIA 2, record 3, English, LIA
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Minor Ice Age 3, record 3, English, Minor%20Ice%20Age
correct
- little ice age 4, record 3, English, little%20ice%20age
- minor Ice Age 5, record 3, English, minor%20Ice%20Age
- minor ice age 6, record 3, English, minor%20ice%20age
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cool, brief interval in an otherwise warm interglacial stage. 7, record 3, English, - Little%20Ice%20Age
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Over the last 2,000 years the most widespread changes observed in the climate record are those associated with the Medieval Warm Epoch (approximately 800 to 1200 AD) and the Little Ice Age (approximately 1400 to 1800 AD). ... The Little Ice Age, however, seems to have been more nearly global, but, again, substantial differences can be seen when time series from different regions are compared. The cause of the Little Ice Age is not known. 8, record 3, English, - Little%20Ice%20Age
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Glaciers and ice caps have experienced negative mass balances and have been retreating since the end of the Little Ice Age in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... The end of the Little Ice Age occurred earliest mid-1800s for interior mountains of northern mid-latitudes, such as the European Alps, and took place latest early 1900s on islands of the South Pacific, as in New Zealand. The end of the Little Ice Age is just beginning to have an effect in Antarctica. 9, record 3, English, - Little%20Ice%20Age
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally employed for a mid-Holocene event in the Yosemite area, California, about 3000 years B.P. (Mathes, 1930), [the term Little Ice Age] is also widely used for the 16th- and 18th-century cool phases. 7, record 3, English, - Little%20Ice%20Age
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Litte Ice Age: This term was coined by F. E. Matthes (1942) to refer to the "subatlantic" (as used by palynologists); after him, it was used only for the much shorter cold period ... defined [as follows:] "Recent phase of glacial advance [which] is generally admitted [to having taken] place within the last 500-700 years." [Reference: Kaennel/Schweingruber, "Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology," WSL/Haupt, 1995.] 10, record 3, English, - Little%20Ice%20Age
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
- Glaciologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Petit Âge glaciaire
1, record 3, French, Petit%20%C3%82ge%20glaciaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Petit Âge Glaciaire 2, record 3, French, Petit%20%C3%82ge%20Glaciaire
avoid, masculine noun
- Petit âge glaciaire 3, record 3, French, Petit%20%C3%A2ge%20glaciaire
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- petit âge glaciaire 4, record 3, French, petit%20%C3%A2ge%20glaciaire
avoid, masculine noun
- Petit âge Glaciaire 5, record 3, French, Petit%20%C3%A2ge%20Glaciaire
avoid, masculine noun
- petit âge de glace 6, record 3, French, petit%20%C3%A2ge%20de%20glace
avoid, masculine noun
- Petite ère glaciaire 7, record 3, French, Petite%20%C3%A8re%20glaciaire
avoid, feminine noun
- petite ère glaciaire 8, record 3, French, petite%20%C3%A8re%20glaciaire
avoid, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Épisode climatique caractérisé par des températures plus froides dans la plus grande partie de l’hémisphère nord et qui a duré de 1400 apr. J.-C à 1850 environ. 7, record 3, French, - Petit%20%C3%82ge%20glaciaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plupart des enregistrements de l'hémisphère nord montrent trois épisodes climatiques principaux. [...] Le premier épisode comprend une période froide aux IXe et Xe siècles suivie par une période chaude(«le petit optimum») dont le maximum a eu lieu au XIIe siècle. Surgit ensuite le «petit âge glaciaire», marqué par des conditions plus fraîches entre le XIVe et le XIXe siècles et pour finir, le réchauffement contemporain. 6, record 3, French, - Petit%20%C3%82ge%20glaciaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le glaciologue Mathes avait aussi donné le nom de «Little Ice Age» à la période froide, plutôt appelée «Early Subboreal Climatic Phase» (entre 2650 et 2050 av. J.C.), ce qui fut longtemps une source de confusion. Le Petit Âge glaciaire se divise en trois phases : a) 1541-1680; b) 1741-1770; c) 1801-1890. 9, record 3, French, - Petit%20%C3%82ge%20glaciaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans un nom propre composé ou une dénomination, comme dans le surnom d’une région, l’adjectif placé avant le premier substantif [adjectif antéposé] prend la majuscule : [P. ex. :] la Grande-Bretagne, le Moyen-Orient, le Nouveau Monde, le Troisième Reich, les Hautes Études commerciales. 10, record 3, French, - Petit%20%C3%82ge%20glaciaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
- Glaciología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Pequeña Edad del Hielo
1, record 3, Spanish, Peque%C3%B1a%20Edad%20del%20Hielo
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- pequeña época glacial 2, record 3, Spanish, peque%C3%B1a%20%C3%A9poca%20glacial
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ultima fase del avance de los glaciares que ha tenido lugar entre los siglos XIII y principios del XIX, no se conoce con precisión el intervalo de tiempo ni su duración. [Reference: Kaennel/Schweingruber, "Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology", WSL/Haupt, 1995.] 1, record 3, Spanish, - Peque%C3%B1a%20Edad%20del%20Hielo
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