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ASTRONOMICAL THEORY [1 record]

Record 1 2022-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
  • Glaciology
DEF

An astronomical theory of glaciation ... in which climatic changes result from the fluctuations in the seasonal and geographic distribution of insolation, determined by variations of Earth's orbital elements, namely eccentricity, tilt of rotation axis, and longitude of perihelion.

OBS

... theory ... formulated by Milutin Milankovitch, Yugoslav mathematician ... lt is supported by recent radiometrically dated reconstruction of ocean temperature and glacial sequences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Théorie astronomique des glaciations dans laquelle les changements climatiques sont le résultat des fluctuations de l'insolation dues aux variations de l'orbite terrestre, de l'excentricité, de l'angle de rotation et de longitude du périhélie [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
  • Glaciología
CONT

La Teoría de Milankovitch habla del movimiento de la Tierra y su influencia en los cambios climáticos. [...] Según Milankovitch, las variaciones orbitales son las causantes de los períodos glaciales e interglaciales [...]

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