Pioneers of the ice age models: a brief history from Agassiz to Milankovitch

<p>It is now widely accepted that astronomical factors trigger the emergence of glacial and interglacial periods. However, nearly two centuries ago, the overall situation was not as apparent as it is today. In this article, I briefly discuss the astronomical model of ice ages put forward in th...

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Main Author: M. E. Ateş
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-03-01
Series:History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Online Access:https://hgss.copernicus.org/articles/13/23/2022/hgss-13-23-2022.pdf