Climatology

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Climatology

• climate is
• climate

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Orbital Mechanics

• combinations of Earths

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Axial Tilt

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Axial Tilt
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Axial Tilt
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Axial Tilt
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Axial Tilt
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Axial Tilt
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Axial Tilt
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Axial Tilt
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Orbital Plane

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Orbital Plane
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Milankovitch Cycles

• named for

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Orbital Eccentricity

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Change in Obliquity

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Precession

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Milankovitch Cycles
EXAMPLE
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Milankovitch Cycles
EXAMPLE
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Earths Atmosphere

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Earths Atmosphere
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Earths Atmosphere
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Earths Atmosphere
O2
CO2
Venus
Earth
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Earths Atmosphere

• todays atmosphere
• and,

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Climate Zones Weather

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Climate Zones Weather
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Climate Zones Weather
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Climate Zones Weather

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Climate Zones Weather
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Climate Zones Weather
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Climate Zones Weather
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Climate Zones Weather
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Climate Zones Weather
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Climate Zones Weather

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Climate Zones Weather
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Climate Change

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Climate Change
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Carbon Cycle

• occurs in

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Carbon Cycle

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Carbon Cycle

• at different times,

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Carbon Cycle
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Carbon Cycle
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Carbon Cycle
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Carbon Cycle
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Carbon Cycle
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Carbon Cycle
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Most Recent Ice Age

• ice age
• are actually

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Most Recent Ice Age
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Most Recent Ice Age


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Most Recent Ice Age
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Most Recent Ice Age
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Future Climate Change
eastern North America with 30 m of sea level rise
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Future Climate Change
western Europe with 20 m of sea level rise
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Future Climate Change