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ELLIPTICITE TERRE [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Earth (Astronomy)
CONT

The slight flattening of the Earth at the poles results in about a twenty kilometer difference at the poles between an average spherical radius and the measured polar radius of the Earth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terre (Astronomie)
DEF

État de la Terre qui est aplatie aux deux pôles [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

Large variations in climate which are due to variations in the Sun's radiation caused by: (1) the varying ellipticity of the Earth's orbit; (2) the varying tilt of the Earth's rotational axis due to the obliquity of the ecliptic; (3) the precession of the solstices and equinoxes.

Key term(s)
  • Milankovitch oscillation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
DEF

Grandes variations du climat qui sont dues aux variations du rayonnement solaire causées par : 1) l'ellipticité variable de l'orbite terrestre; 2) l'inclinaison variable de l'axe de rotation de la Terre causée par l'obliquité de l'écliptique; 3) la précession des solstices et équinoxes.

Key term(s)
  • oscillation de Milankovitch

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
DEF

Variaciones pronunciadas del clima debidas a cambios de la radiación solar causados por 1) la variación de la elipticidad de la órbita de la Tierra; 2) la variación de la inclinación del eje de rotación de la Tierra debido a la oblicuidad de la eclíptica; 3) la precesión de los solsticios y equinoccios.

Key term(s)
  • oscilación de Milankovitch
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