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The Problem of Meridional Heat Transport in the Astronomical Climate Theory

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The reduction of solar radiation arriving in the summer half of the years by 65° N has been found to be a consequence of decreased inclination of the rotation axis and increased meridional contrast in insolation, rather than a result of climate cooling. Thus, the astronomical climate theory involves a paradox related to the fact that the change in the meridional heat transfer due to a change in the inclination of the rotation axis is disregarded. In this context, the mechanism of the astronomical chronology of climatic events in the Pleistocene needs to be revised.

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Fedorov, V.M. The Problem of Meridional Heat Transport in the Astronomical Climate Theory. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 55, 1572–1583 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433819100025

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