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This repository includes a website, as well as a Jupyter notebook, which provides as teaching material for various courses. It was created for the course "Climate Systems II" at the University of Bremen.

Insolation for 5000ky ago until today: Insolation 5000ky ago Eccentricity for 5000ky ago until today: Eccentricity 5000ky ago Insolation over time and space: Insolation over time and space

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References

Calculations, plots and illustrations are based on the work of Ian Eisenman and Peter Huybers (August 2006). An R implementation by Thomas Leapple served as orientation.

  • P. Huybers and I. Eisenman, 2006. Integrated summer insolation calculations. NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program Data Contribution #2006-079.
  • Berger A. and Loutre M.F. (1991). Insolation values for the climate of the last 10 million years. Quaternary Science Reviews, 10(4), 297-317.
  • Berger A. (1978). Long-term variations of daily insolation and Quaternary climatic changes. Journal of Atmospheric Science, 35(12), 2362-2367.

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