Investigations into the impact of astronomical phenomena on the terrestrial biosphere and climate

• Main Author: Feng, Fabo
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2015
• Subjects: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics astro-ph.EP; Astrophysics of Galaxies astro-ph.GA; Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics physics.ao-ph; FOS Physical sciences; Jupiter; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1505.07856; https://arxiv.org/abs/1505.07856

This thesis assesses the influence of astronomical phenomena on the Earth's biosphere and climate. I examine in particular the relevance of both the path of the Sun through the Galaxy and the evolution of the Earth's orbital parameters in modulating non-terrestrial mechanisms. I build mode...