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- noun Plural form of
stadial .
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The Quaternary Period (the last 1.6 My) has been characterized by periodic climatic variations during which the global climate system has switched between interglacial and glacial stages, with further subdivision into stadials (shorter cold periods) and interstadials (shorter mild episodes).
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These include sudden cold events (Heinrich events/stadials), warm events (Interstadials) and the beginning and ending of long warm phases, such as the Eemian interglacial.
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science PZ Myers none@example.com 2010
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No one can prove predictions until the future comes to pass, but strong evidence suggests that over the last 1.6 million years interglacials have been short-lived compared to glacial stadials, both of which have occurred at regular periodic intervals.
Watts Up With That? 2009
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The theory would help explain the dry conditions in southeast Africa during the stadials, Tierney and Russell said, because Indian Ocean surface temperatures would be cooler, and less moisture would be picked up by the prevailing winds.
innovations-report 2008
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In addition, the team found climatic changes that occurred during stadials (cold snaps that occur during glacial periods), such as during the Younger Dryas, suddenly swung rainfall patterns in southeast Africa.
innovations-report 2008
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Landscapes of the Weichselian stadials were dominated by open vegetation typical of tundra, steppe tundra, tundra woodland or possibly open taiga, and mean July temperatures were
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Landscapes of the Weichselian stadials were dominated by open vegetation typical of tundra, steppe tundra, tundra woodland or possibly open taiga, and mean July temperatures were
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Christelle Tougard et al. 2008
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The theory would help explain the dry conditions in southeast Africa during the stadials, Tierney and Russell said, because Indian Ocean surface temperatures would be cooler, and less moisture would be picked up by the prevailing winds.
innovations-report 2008
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In addition, the team found climatic changes that occurred during stadials (cold snaps that occur during glacial periods), such as during the Younger Dryas, suddenly swung rainfall patterns in southeast Africa.
innovations-report 2008
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The theory would help explain the dry conditions in southeast Africa during the stadials, Tierney and Russell said, because Indian Ocean surface temperatures would be cooler, and less moisture would be picked up by the prevailing winds.
innovations-report 2008
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