interstadial
interstadial — noun
1. a relatively short warm period that occurs during a glacial stage, when ice shee
a relatively short warm period that occurs during a glacial stage, when ice sheets and glaciers pull back for a time before advancing again
Layers of ancient soil point to an interstadial between two long cold periods.
collocation: interstadial between [periods]
During the last interstadial, forests spread north across much of Europe.
Dr. Liang studied lake beds that formed during a brief interstadial.
An interstadial may last hundreds of years before the ice returns.
Fossil shells in the rock record an interstadial from 40,000 years ago.
- warm phase
less technical; may describe any temporary warming, not only glacial contexts
- temperate interval
broader term used in palaeoclimatology; not always tied to glacial chronology
- stadial
the cold counterpart — a period of ice advance within a glacial stage
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Distinguish from 'interglacial', which is a much longer warm period separating full glacial stages. An interstadial is a shorter, temporary warm phase inside a single glacial stage and does not mark the end of an ice age.