Last Interglacial

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf interglacial period
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Eemian
gptkb:Eemian_interglacial
MIS 5e
gptkbp:ArcticSummerTemperature 4–5°C warmer than present
gptkbp:climate warmer than present
gptkbp:CO2Level similar to pre-industrial levels
gptkbp:correspondsTo gptkb:Marine_Isotope_Stage_5e
gptkbp:duration about 14,000 years
gptkbp:endDate about 115,000 years ago
gptkbp:evidence coral reefs
ice cores
fossil pollen
marine sediments
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Last_Glacial_Period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Last Interglacial
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Eem_River
gptkbp:notableFor expanded forests in Europe
faunal migrations
high-latitude warming
reduced ice sheets
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Quaternary_period
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Saalian_glaciation
gptkbp:significance analog for future climate change
gptkbp:startDate about 129,000 years ago
gptkbp:studiedBy paleoclimatologists
gptkbp:thrustSeaLevel 6 to 9 meters higher than present
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eemian_interglacial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7