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Milivoj B. Gavrilov1
Slobodan B. Markovi1
Momilo M. Gavrilov2
1Chair of Physical Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg D. Obradovia 3, 21000 Novi Sad
2Faculty of Physics University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
1. Phenomenological definition
Present definition
Problem
Strictly speaking phenomenological definition says that an Ice Age period when there are layers
of ice thousands of years.
For example, in the last 600,000 years was 4-5 Ice Ages and Inter Ice Ages. At the same time,
over this period there was always permanent ice according to the phenomenological definition.
The present
distribution of ice.
This definition speaks to the variability of the ice, but does not speak about the causes of origin
of the ice. This definition is very rich in words, but it has poor content.
1. Phenomenological definition
Questions
Phenomenological definition, as well as theory and practice based
on this definition, can not answers on the two/four questions:
(1) What amount of permanent ice will be there to be an Ice Age?
(2) How permanent ice should last that it would be an Ice Age?
(3/4) The same questions (1) and (2) apply to the Inter Ice Age.
Answers
How to answer the above questions require some quantitative
criteria, it seems better to introduce a new definition, than to
modify the phenomenological definition.
This definition is universal. It is not related to the presence of ice. As such it can be
applied to other planets.
3. Insolation definition
Insolation definition is based on the observations
Milankovi and/or Berger mean insolation (I) in a whole
paleoclimatological period and mean insolation (Ip) in a
sub-periods (p). Can form a relation
Lp=Ip/I.
Then, there are three cases:
- warming period, when Ip is greater than I (Lp>1),
- cooling period, when Ip is less than I (Lp<1),
- equilibrium period, when Ip and I are same (Lp=1),
where there are two different sub-cases;
- hot equilibrium occurs after a period of warming and
- cold equilibrium occurs after a period of cooling.
3. Insolation definition
Graphical presentation
This definition is universal. It is not related to the presence of ice. As such it can be
applied to other planets.
4. Conclusion
In the end, all together would help to make good forecasts of Ice Ages.