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The Vostok ice record shows
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a series of cyclic variations
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in methane concentration,
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ranging between 350 to 700
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ppb (part per billion).
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Each Ch4 cycle takes about
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23,000 years.
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This cycle length points to a
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likely connection with
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changes in orbital procession.
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The orbital procession
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dominates insolation
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changes at lower latitudes.
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