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In geology and climatology, a pluvial is either a modern climate characterized by relatively high precipitation or an interval of time of variable length, decades to thousands of years, during which a climate is characterized by relatively high precipitation or humidity. Subdivisions of a pluvial, which are characterized by relatively high precipitation, are known as a subpluvials. Formally, pluvials were equated with glacial stages of the Quaternary. However, pluvials, as in equatorial regions, can also occur during interglacial stages. No lower latitudes have experienced major pluvials in early to mid-Holocene times.

In geomorphology, a pluvial refers to a geologic episode, change, process, deposit, or feature that is the result of the action or effects of rain. Sometimes, it also refers to the fluvial action of rainwater flowing in a stream channel, including a flood, known as a pluvial flood, that is the direct result of excessive precipitation.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Bradley, R.S. (2015) Paleoclimatology: reconstructing climates of the Quaternary. (3r ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, Academic Press 696 pp. ISBN 978-0-12-386913-5
^ Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl, Jr., and J.A. Jackson, eds. (2005) Glossary of Geology (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. ISBN 0-922152-76-4

External links

The Geological Evolution of the River Nile, by Rushdi Said

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[Bradley2015a-1] Bradley, R.S. (2015) Paleoclimatology: reconstructing climates of the Quaternary. (3r ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, Academic Press 696 pp. ISBN 978-0-12-386913-5

[NeuendorfOthers2005a-2] Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl, Jr., and J.A. Jackson, eds. (2005) Glossary of Geology (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. ISBN 0-922152-76-4

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-In [[geology]] and [[climatology]], a '''pluvial''' is either a modern [[climate]] characterized by relatively high [[precipitation]], or an interval of time of variable length – decades to thousands of years – during which a climate is characterized by either relatively high precipitation or ''humidity''. Subdivisions of a pluvial, which are characterized by relatively high precipitation, are known as a '''subpluvials.''' Formally, pluvials were equated with [[glacial]] stages of the [[Quaternary]]. However, pluvials, as in equatorial regions, can also occur during [[interglacial]] stages. Lower latitudes have even experienced major pluvials in early to mid-[[Holocene]] times.
+In [[geology]] and [[climatology]], a '''pluvial''' is either a modern [[climate]] characterized by relatively high [[precipitation]] or an interval of time of variable length, decades to thousands of years, during which a climate is characterized by relatively high precipitation or humidity. Subdivisions of a pluvial, which are characterized by relatively high precipitation, are known as a '''subpluvials'''. Formally, pluvials were equated with [[glacial]] stages of the [[Quaternary]]. However, pluvials, as in equatorial regions, can also occur during [[interglacial]] stages. No lower latitudes have experienced major pluvials in early to mid-[[Holocene]] times.
-In [[geomorphology]], pluvial refers to a geologic episode, change, process, deposit, or feature that is the result of the action or effects of rain. Sometimes it also refers to the [[fluvial]] action of rainwater flowing in a stream channel, including a flood, known as a '''pluvial flood''', that is the direct result of excessive precipitation.<ref name="Bradley2015a">Bradley, R.S. (2015) ''Paleoclimatology: reconstructing climates of the Quaternary.'' (3r ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, Academic Press   696 pp. {{ISBN|978-0-12-386913-5}}</ref><ref name="NeuendorfOthers2005a">Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl, Jr., and J.A. Jackson, eds. (2005) ''Glossary of Geology'' (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. {{ISBN|0-922152-76-4}}</ref>
+In [[geomorphology]], a pluvial refers to a geologic episode, change, process, deposit, or feature that is the result of the action or effects of rain. Sometimes, it also refers to the [[fluvial]] action of rainwater flowing in a stream channel, including a flood, known as a '''pluvial flood''', that is the direct result of excessive precipitation.<ref name="Bradley2015a">Bradley, R.S. (2015) ''Paleoclimatology: reconstructing climates of the Quaternary.'' (3r ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, Academic Press   696 pp. {{ISBN|978-0-12-386913-5}}</ref><ref name="NeuendorfOthers2005a">Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl, Jr., and J.A. Jackson, eds. (2005) ''Glossary of Geology'' (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. {{ISBN|0-922152-76-4}}</ref>
 ==See also==
+{{Wiktionary|pluvial}}
-*[[Pluvial lake]]
+*[[African pluvial periods]]
 *[[Abbassia Pluvial]]
+*[[Carnian Pluvial Event]]
 *[[Mousterian Pluvial]]
 *[[Neolithic Subpluvial]]
+*[[Pluvial lake]]
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 ==External links==
-*[https://books.google.com/books?id=8OKPBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA59&dq=abbassia+gravel&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKiriq2JXQAhVC6yYKHf7OBq0Q6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=abbassia%20gravel&f=false ''The Geological Evolution of the River Nile'', by Rushdi Said]
+*[https://books.google.com/books?id=8OKPBAAAQBAJ&dq=abbassia+gravel&pg=PA59 ''The Geological Evolution of the River Nile'', by Rushdi Said]
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