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EPOQUE HOLOCENE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-12-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Glaciology
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Late Glacial
1, record 1, English, Late%20Glacial
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Late-Glacial 2, record 1, English, Late%2DGlacial
correct, noun
- Late Glacial period 3, record 1, English, Late%20Glacial%20period
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An alternative term for the final phases of the last glacial stage in Britain and NW [North-West] Europe ... lasting from about 14,000 BP to about 10,300 BP, at which point the post-glacial ... commences. 2, record 1, English, - Late%20Glacial
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Late-Glacial period
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Glaciologie
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Tardiglaciaire
1, record 1, French, Tardiglaciaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En paléoclimatologie, le terme Tardiglaciaire désigne la dernière phase du Pléistocène, précédant l'époque actuelle de l'Holocène. Le Tardiglaciaire correspond à l'ultime subdivision de la dernière glaciation(glaciation de Würm dans les Alpes), durant laquelle le climat se réchauffe globalement même s’il est marqué par des oscillations froides. Il précède la période interglaciaire actuelle(on parle encore de postglaciaire), globalement chaude, qu'est l'Holocène. 2, record 1, French, - Tardiglaciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Glaciología
- Climatología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Tardiglacial
1, record 1, Spanish, Tardiglacial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Tardiglaciar 1, record 1, Spanish, Tardiglaciar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El Tardiglacial concierne a la última de las grandes glaciaciones del cuaternario, la de Würm. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Tardiglacial
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-11-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Petrography
- Geology
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Holocene
1, record 2, English, Holocene
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Holocene epoch 2, record 2, English, Holocene%20epoch
correct
- Holocene period 3, record 2, English, Holocene%20period
correct
- Recent 4, record 2, English, Recent
correct, noun
- recent 5, record 2, English, recent
correct, noun
- Recent epoch 6, record 2, English, Recent%20epoch
correct
- Postglacial period 7, record 2, English, Postglacial%20period
correct
- postglacial period 8, record 2, English, postglacial%20period
correct
- post-glacial period 9, record 2, English, post%2Dglacial%20period
correct
- Post-glacial 6, record 2, English, Post%2Dglacial
correct, noun
- Postglacial 10, record 2, English, Postglacial
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An epoch of the Quaternary period, from the end of the Pleistocene, approximately 10,000 years ago, to the present time; also, the corresponding series of rocks and deposits. 11, record 2, English, - Holocene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Post-glacial: ... refers to an interval of time when all glacial ice disappeared to the present moment. This encompasses about 10,000 years or so but nobody knows when all the ice actually melted. 6, record 2, English, - Holocene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The deposits range in age from 1900 Ma to recent. 5, record 2, English, - Holocene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When the Quaternary is designated as an era, the Holocene is considered to be a period. 11, record 2, English, - Holocene
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Holocène
1, record 2, French, Holoc%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- période holocène 2, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20holoc%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
- époque holocène 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9poque%20holoc%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
- Récent 4, record 2, French, R%C3%A9cent
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- période récente 5, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20r%C3%A9cente
correct, feminine noun
- période postglaciaire 6, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20postglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- période post-glaciaire 7, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20post%2Dglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- époque postglaciaire 8, record 2, French, %C3%A9poque%20postglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- époque post-glaciaire 9, record 2, French, %C3%A9poque%20post%2Dglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
- Post-Glaciaire 10, record 2, French, Post%2DGlaciaire
correct, masculine noun
- Post-glaciaire 11, record 2, French, Post%2Dglaciaire
correct, masculine noun
- Postglaciaire 12, record 2, French, Postglaciaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Seconde époque du Quaternaire qui débute avec la fin du Pléistocène [et] couvre les 10 derniers millénaires. 4, record 2, French, - Holoc%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Postglaciaire (on dit aussi Holocène) est marqué par le réchauffement général du climat et ses conséquences : fonte des glaciers, remontée du niveau de la mer [...] Le Postglaciaire débute vers 8000 avant J.-C. et se poursuit actuellement. 12, record 2, French, - Holoc%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L’âge des gîtes se situe entre 1 900 Ma et l’Holocène. 13, record 2, French, - Holoc%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Le Récent» a parfois été utilisé pour désigner cette époque. Le terme «Holocène» a cependant la préférence de l'INQUA [International Union for Quaternay Research] et a été officiellement adopté par le USGS [United States Geological Survey] en 1967. 4, record 2, French, - Holoc%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'époque actuelle est dite post-glaciaire [...]. Mais comme l'époque glaciaire ne s’est pas terminée simultanément sur toute la terre, il vaut mieux dire : récent [...] ou holocène [...] 14, record 2, French, - Holoc%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Petrografía
- Geología
- Arqueología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Holoceno
1, record 2, Spanish, Holoceno
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período superior de la Era Cuaternaria, de una duración aproximada de 11.000 años. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Holoceno
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