interglacial epoch

interglacial epoch
间冰期

English-Chinese geology dictionary (英汉地质大词典). 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Eemian interglacial — The Eemian interglacial era, now known as the Eemian Stage, is temporally equivalent to the Sangamon Stage in North America, the Ipswichian Stage in the UK, and the Riss Würm interglacial in the Alps) is second to latest interglacial epoch of the …   Wikipedia

  • Pleistocene Epoch — Earlier and longer of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period. The Pleistocene began с 1.8 million years ago and ended с 10,000 years ago. It was preceded by the Pliocene Epoch of the Tertiary Period and followed by the Holocene… …   Universalium

  • Holocene Epoch — formerly Recent Epoch Latest interval of the Earth s geologic history, dating from 10,000 years ago to the present. The younger of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period, the Holocene follows the last glacial stage of the… …   Universalium

  • Flandrian interglacial — The Flandrian interglacial or stage is the name given by geologists and archaeologists in the British Isles to the first, and so far only, stage of the Holocene epoch (the present geological period), covering the period from around 12,000 years… …   Wikipedia

  • Mindel-Riss Interglacial Stage — ▪ geology       major division of Pleistocene time and deposits in Alpine Europe, part of the classical geologic scheme demonstrating the importance of glaciation during the Pleistocene Epoch (1,600,000 to 10,000 years ago). The Mindel Riss… …   Universalium

  • Holstein Interglacial Stage —       major division of Pleistocene deposits and time in Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch began about 1,600,000 years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago). The Holstein Interglacial followed the Elsterian Glacial Stage and preceded the Saale… …   Universalium

  • Günz-Mindel Interglacial Stage —       major division of Pleistocene time and deposits in the Alpine region of Europe and one of the divisions of the geological system that recognized the multiplicity of Pleistocene glaciations (the Pleistocene Epoch began about 1,600,000 years… …   Universalium

  • Eemian Interglacial Stage — ▪ geochronology       major division of Pleistocene time and deposits in Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch began about 1,600,000 years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago). The Eemian Interglacial followed the Saale Glacial Stage and preceded the… …   Universalium

  • Waal Interglacial Stage — ▪ geology also called  Taxandrian Interglacial Stage         division of Pleistocene time and deposits in The Netherlands and northern Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch dates from 1,600,000 to 10,000 years ago). The Waal Interglacial follows the… …   Universalium

  • Cromerian Interglacial Stage — ▪ geology       major division of Pleistocene time and deposits in northern Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch dates from 1,600,000 to 10,000 years ago). The Cromerian Interglacial follows the Menapian Glacial Stage and precedes the Elster Glacial… …   Universalium

  • Donau-Günz Interglacial Stage — ▪ geology       major division of early Pleistocene time and deposits in the Alpine region of Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch dates from 1,600,000 to 10,000 years ago). The Donau Günz Interglacial, a period of relatively moderate climatic… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”