Seasonal Insolation Changes
q The 23,000-year cycle of
precissional change
dominants the insolation
changes at low and middle
latitudes.
q The 41,000-year cycle of
tilt change dominants the
insolation changes at higher
latitudes.
q Eccentricity changes (the
1000,000 or 413,000-year
cycles) is not a significant
influence on seasonal
insolation chanes.
Mean isolation value = 340 W/m2