Milankovitch Cycles
Milankovitch, 1937 Orbital Theory of Ice Ages 3 dominant pacemakers of climate change Eccentricity: 100,000 year cycle Obliquity: 41,000 year cycle Precession:
Day and night
Gravity How come the astronauts float around when they are inside the space shuttle? A) The shuttle’s rockets compensate for gravity B) The shuttle is.
Chapter 8 Astronomical Control of Solar Radiation 1.Changes in Earth’s axial tilt through time 2.Changes in Earth’s Eccentric Orbit through time 3.Precession.
Tuesday, October 14 th, 2014 SPACE Day/Night and Seasons.
SPACE Day/Night and Seasons. Objective To model and illustrate how the tilt of the earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night and how it revolves.
SpacEyes3D RF Vision
Annual cycles in deformation
Weather and Climate
