Milankovitch cycles describe the collective effects of changes in the Earth's movements on its climate over thousands of years. The term was coined and... 49 KB (5,188 words) - 00:50, 30 April 2024 |
Milutin Milanković (redirect from Milutin Milankovitch) the position of the Earth in comparison to the Sun, now known as Milankovitch cycles. This partly explained the ice ages occurring in the geological past... 64 KB (7,606 words) - 01:30, 19 April 2024 |
Orbital forcing (redirect from Milankovitch Forcing) Earth's axis and shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun (see Milankovitch cycles). These orbital changes modify the total amount of sunlight reaching... 11 KB (1,159 words) - 06:31, 20 April 2024 |
Supercontinent (section Milankovitch cycles) studies of the Milankovitch cycles during supercontinent time periods have focused on the mid-Cretaceous. Present amplitudes of Milankovitch cycles over present-day... 32 KB (3,806 words) - 01:25, 30 April 2024 |
Holocene climatic optimum (section Milankovitch cycles) was probably a result of predictable changes in the Earth's orbit (Milankovitch cycles) and a continuation of changes that caused the end of the last glacial... 38 KB (4,402 words) - 16:18, 7 April 2024 |
Late Paleozoic icehouse (section Milankovitch cycles) confused with shorter term cycles of glacials and interglacials that are driven by astronomical forcing caused by Milankovitch cycles. According to Eyles and... 51 KB (5,484 words) - 11:36, 18 March 2024 |
Pleistocene (section Milankovitch cycles) climate changes. The main factor at work in climate cycling is now believed to be Milankovitch cycles. These are periodic variations in regional and planetary... 45 KB (4,791 words) - 05:25, 9 April 2024 |
Mesoamerican calendars – Metonic cycle – Milankovitch cycles – Mira – Moon – Nutation – Orbit – Orbital period – Saros cycle – Sothic cycle – Secularity – Sidereal... 9 KB (629 words) - 01:54, 8 April 2024 |
Quaternary glaciation (section Astronomical cycles) irregularities in Earth's orbit could cause the climatic cycles now known as Milankovitch cycles. They are the result of the additive behavior of several... 46 KB (5,037 words) - 04:13, 27 April 2024 |