Open AccessEarth's Climate Cycles Might Have an Eccentric Explanation
Author(s) -
Eric Betz
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo038361
Subject(s) - earth (classical element) , eccentric , astrobiology , climatology , environmental science , geology , meteorology , geography , physics , astronomy , quantum mechanics
Mid-ocean ridge eruptions follow the cycles of tides and Earth's orbital eccentricity, indicating a possible role in long-term climate shifts.