adjective
- of or relating to a period of relatively dry climate between two pluvial (wet) periods, especially during the Pleistocene epoch
Usage: geology; paleoclimatology; technical
Examples
- Geologists identified interpluvial deposits that indicated a drier climate phase.
- The interpluvial period left distinct sedimentary layers in the rock record.
- During the interpluvial interval, lake levels dropped significantly across the region.
- Paleoclimatologists study interpluvial and pluvial cycles to understand past climate fluctuations.