--> Orbital parameters induce quasi-periodic isolation (incoming solar radiation) variations and cyclic climatic change, conferred by climate-sensitive Earth surface processes and sedimentation into the stratigraphic record.

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Orbital parameters induce quasi-periodic isolation (incoming solar radiation) variations and cyclic climatic change, conferred by climate-sensitive Earth surface processes and sedimentation into the stratigraphic record. The cyclic strata serve as a high-resolution ‘metronome’ of elapsed time.