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Record 1 1985-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
CONT

In each glacial period the periodicity of changes in the earth's orbit around the sun led to oscillations in the advance and retreat of the ice; the oscillations, called Milankovitch cycles, are now thought to account for the glacial and interglacial stages of the most recent ice ages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
CONT

Au cours de chaque période glaciaire, les variations périodiques de l'orbite de la Terre autour du Soleil provoquèrent des fluctuations de l'avance et du retrait des glaces, appelées cycles de Milankovitch; ces variations expliquent, selon les théories actuelles, la succession des périodes glaciaires et interglaciaires lors des glaciations les plus récentes.

Spanish

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