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ALTITHERMAL PERIOD [1 record]

Record 1 1993-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climate Change
DEF

A period of high temperatures, particularly from 8000 to 4000 B.P. which was apparently warmer in summers, when compared with the present, and with the precipitation zones shifted poleward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Changements climatiques
CONT

Cette hausse excéderait la température atteinte durant l'altithermal il y a 6 000 ans.

OBS

Les dictionnaires généraux français n'attestent pas l'existence du terme «altithermal».

Spanish

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