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(climatology) Any of the three cyclic variations in the Earth's orbit around the Sun, respectively the obliquity of its axis, the precession of the equinoxes, and the eccentricity of its orbit.

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Milankovitch cycle

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Milankovitch cycle

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(climatology) Any of the three cyclic variations in the Earth's orbit around the Sun, respectively the obliquity of its axis, the precession of the equinoxes, and the eccentricity of its orbit.

Japanese Meaning

地球が太陽の周りを回る軌道における周期的変動の現象（ミランコビッチ・サイクル）を指す。 / 具体的には、地球の自転軸の傾き（軸傾斜）の周期変動。 / 春分・秋分点の歳差運動、すなわち地球の自転軸がゆっくりと振れる現象。 / 地球の軌道の離心率（楕円形の度合い）の周期的変動。

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Scientists studying past climate change often cite a Milankovitch cycle as a primary driver of glacial and interglacial periods.

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過去の気候変動を研究する科学者たちは、氷期と間氷期を引き起こす主要な要因として、地球軌道の周期的変動（軸の傾斜、歳差、軌道離心率の変化のいずれか）をしばしば挙げる。

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(climatology) Any of the three cyclic variations in the Earth's orbit around the Sun, respectively the obliquity of its axis, the precession of the equinoxes, and the eccentricity of its orbit.