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Category Archives: Paleoclimatology
The Birth of Continents.
This animation of a new Paleo Digital elevation model, appears rather like a foetus developing. Plate tectonics actually enables life on earth Here is a 3D view of the violent ‘birth’ of India and the Himalayas. and finally the formation … Continue reading
Posted in Paleoclimatology, Science
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The straw that broke the camel’s back
One of the great mysteries of climate science is the origin of the 100,000 year glacial cycles on Earth which have occurred over the last million years. These are interspersed with regular “short” interglacial periods coincident with a maximum in … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, climate science, Ice Ages, Paleoclimatology, Science
Tagged Ice Ages, Milankowitz., Tides
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Tidal effects in polar regions
The tidal force acting on the oceans generates tidal currents due to the tractional component parallel to the surface. This is because horizontally there is no net gravitational force acting to counteract motion. This tractional force reaches a maximum at … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Climate Change, climate science, Paleoclimatology, Science
Tagged Arctic, Moon, Tides
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