The Plio-Pleistocene climatic evolution as a consequence of orbital forcing on the carbon cycle

Since the discovery of ice ages in the 19th century, a central question of climate science has been to understand the respective role of the astronomical forcing and of greenhouse gases, in particular changes in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide. Glacial–interglacial cycles have be...

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Main Author: D. Paillard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-09-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:https://www.clim-past.net/13/1259/2017/cp-13-1259-2017.pdf