Abstract
Stochastic resonance constitutes one of the few plausible mechanisms capable of explaining the recurrent climatic changes that occurred on earth during the Quaternary era. In this paper early attempts and more recent progress to model these phenomena on a global scale are reviewed.
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Nicolis, C. Long-term climatic transitions and stochastic resonance. J Stat Phys 70, 3–14 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01053950
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