Milankovitch Cycles
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Milankovitch Cycles (4)
- periodic changes in earths motion around the sun
- determine which latitudes absorb sunlight
- affect climate in regular predictable way
- affect isolation of each lat.
- determine which latitudes absorb sunlight
- affect climate in regular predictable way
- affect isolation of each lat.
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eccentricity (3)
- eccentricity increase and decrease over time
- length of cycle= long time
-affect DURATION
- length of cycle= long time
-affect DURATION
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Obliquity (3)
-ranges with tilt
- deal with season their intensity
- STRENGTH of seasonal variation
- deal with season their intensity
- STRENGTH of seasonal variation
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Precession (3)
- axial: earth's axis wobbles
- apsidal: death's orbital path routes around earth
- dates drift with repeat to season
- can AUGMENT/DIMINISH yearly seasonal contrasts
- apsidal: death's orbital path routes around earth
- dates drift with repeat to season
- can AUGMENT/DIMINISH yearly seasonal contrasts
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