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Precession

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021861

1. The wobble over thousands of years of the tilt of the Earth's axis with respect to the plane of the solar system.

2. The tendency of the Earth's axis to wobble in space over a period of 23,000 years. The Earth's precession is one of the factors that result in the planet receiving different amounts of solar energy over extended periods of time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021861
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change
ReferencesGlossary of Climate Change Terms; NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021861",
  "term": "Precession",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The wobble over thousands of years of the tilt of the Earth's axis with respect to the plane of the solar system.\n\n2. The tendency of the Earth's axis to wobble in space over a period of 23,000 years. The Earth's precession is one of the factors that result in the planet receiving different amounts of solar energy over extended periods of time.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms",
    "NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/precession/"
}

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