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Orbital eccentricity and axial precession drive global glaciation and deglaciation cycles

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Is it true that orbital eccentricity and axial precession drive global glaciation and deglaciation cycles?

Yes. Orbital eccentricity and axial precession are key astronomical drivers (via the Milankovitch mechanism) that pace global glaciation and deglaciation cycles.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 8 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

The retrieved literature strongly supports the claim that orbital eccentricity and precession drive glacial cycles, consistent with Milankovitch theory. Multiple studies across different geologic epochs confirm that astronomical forcing paces ice volume, temperature, and climate variability.

Evidence for · 8
The 100,000-Year Ice-Age Cycle Identified and Found to Lag Temperature, Carbon Dioxide, and Orbital Eccentricity
2000
Shows that atmospheric CO2 and temperature track orbital eccentricity on 100,000-year cycles, influencing ice-age rhythms.
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Shackleton, N. J. (2000). The 100,000-Year Ice-Age Cycle Identified and Found to Lag Temperature, Carbon Dioxide, and Orbital Eccentricity. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.289.5486.1897

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Pacemaking the Ice Ages by Frequency Modulation of Earth's Orbital Eccentricity
1999
Demonstrates that Earth's climate responds to astronomical forcing by frequency-modulating eccentricity-related variations.
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Rial, J. A. (1999). Pacemaking the Ice Ages by Frequency Modulation of Earth's Orbital Eccentricity. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.285.5427.564

Milankovitch theory and monsoon.
2022
Affirms the Milankovitch theory's role in insolation-induced waxing and waning of ice sheets on orbital timescales.
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H, C., H, L., L, S., A, S., Z, S., Q, Y., Z, L., D, Z., Y, C., Y, H., Q, H., J, T., G, K., X, D., J, Z., & H, Z. (2022). Milankovitch theory and monsoon.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2022.100338

Precession modulation of the South Pacific westerly wind belt over the past million years.
2019
Finds strong precession cycles impacting wind belts and ice-sheet dynamics across glacial-interglacial periods.
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F, L., JCH, C., G, M., M, T., HW, A., J, B., D, H., F, L., L, L., & JB, S. (2019). Precession modulation of the South Pacific westerly wind belt over the past million years.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1905847116

The role of orbital forcing, carbon dioxide and regolith in 100 kyr glacial cycles
2011
Shows that 100,000-year periodicity in ice volume is driven by the climate-cryosphere system responding to orbital forcing.
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Ganopolski, A. & Calov, R. (2011). The role of orbital forcing, carbon dioxide and regolith in 100 kyr glacial cycles. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5194/cpd-7-2391-2011

Arctic cryosphere and Milankovitch forcing of Great Basin paleoclimate.
2017
Indicates that paleoclimate and ice volume are linked to precession cycles in northern hemisphere summer insolation.
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M, L., Y, A., V, P., & R, D. (2017). Arctic cryosphere and Milankovitch forcing of Great Basin paleoclimate.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13279-2

Eccentricity pacing and rapid termination of the early Antarctic ice ages.
2024
Finds that eccentricity acts as a primary pacemaker of land ice volume during early Antarctic ice ages.
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TE, v. P., D, L., VE, T., S, B., I, W., A, B., O, F., SM, B., C, X., PC, L., & PA, W. (2024). Eccentricity pacing and rapid termination of the early Antarctic ice ages.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54186-1

Modes of Pangean lake level cyclicity driven by astronomical climate pacing modulated by continental position and <i>p</i>CO[Formula: see text].
2022
Links orbital cyclicity, including eccentricity and precession, as a fundamental pacemaker of climate and lake level variations.
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J, L., G, F., M, W., S, P., B, S., M, W., JH, W., & PE, O. (2022). Modes of Pangean lake level cyclicity driven by astronomical climate pacing modulated by continental position and <i>p</i>CO[Formula: see text].. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2203818119

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The retrieved literature strongly supports the claim that orbital eccentricity and precession drive glacial cycles, consistent with Milankovitch theory. Multiple studies across different geologic epochs confirm that astronomical forcing paces ice volume, temperature, and climate variability.

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