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Preferred term

medieval warm period

Definition

  • [Johannes Koch] The Medieval Warm Period is an interval of purportedly warm climate during the early part of the past millennium. The duration, areal extent, and even existence of the Medieval Warm Period have been debated; in some areas the climate of this interval appears to have been affected more by changes in precipitation than in temperature...

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • MWP

Scope note

  • MS Academic Keyword

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21567

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