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obliquity  

Definition

  • THE EARTH'S ORBIT and orientation around the Sun affects how solar energy is received. Obliquity is the degree of the Earth's tilt as it completes its daily rotation and yearly revolution around the Sun. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Orbital Parameters, Obliquity]

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