Eemian interglacial

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf interglacial period
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Eemian_Stage
gptkb:Last_Interglacial
gptkbp:beganIn about 130,000 years ago
gptkbp:characterizedBy warmer global temperatures than present
gptkbp:correspondsTo gptkb:Marine_Isotope_Stage_5e
gptkbp:endDate about 115,000 years ago
gptkbp:flora temperate forests in northern Europe
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Weichselian_glaciation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eemian interglacial
gptkbp:iceSheet Greenland ice sheet smaller than today
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Eem_River,_Netherlands
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Saalian_glaciation
gptkbp:significance provides insight into natural climate variability
gptkbp:studiedIn paleoclimatology
gptkbp:thrustSeaLevel 6 to 9 meters higher than present
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Last_Ice_Age
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6