Introduction

  • Earth's orbit (Kepler's laws, escape velocity; geostationary orbit, polar orbit, low orbit)
  • Milankovitch Theory: The 3 Milankovitch Cycles
  • Four spheres of the Earth system
  • Temporal and spatial scales
  • The Earth is changing
  • Practice: Vostok data

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