Causes of Climate Change |
Key Terms |
Summer solstice |
Winter solstice |
Autumnal (fall) equinox |
Vernal equinox |
Perihelion |
Aphelion |
Milankovitch theory |
eccentricity |
obliquity |
precession |
sulfate aerosols |
theory of plate tectonics |
snow-albedo feedback |
water vapor-temperature rise feedback |
positive (negative) feedback mechanism |
dimethylsulphides (DMS) - cloud feedback |
cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) |
Why the North Atlantic is one of the crucial areas of the world in terms of its role in global climate? |
chaos and predictability |
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