Marine Isotope Stage

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MIS
Pronunciation
/mərˈin ˈaɪsəˌtoʊp steɪʤ/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Ocean Science

Examples in Context

  1. corresponding to marine isotope stage ( MIS ) 2, 3, 6, and 16, respectively.
  2. In later marine isotope stage 3 ( MIS 3 ), the world climate was relatively wet and humid, and the world sea level was about 20 ~ 40m lower compared with the modern sea level.
  3. The 8 m long profile covers the last 30 000 years including the late stage of Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 3, the Last Glacial Maximum, the Termination and the Holocene.

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