I use the term "wobble" to describe three orbital parameters that are important in causing ice sheets to wax and wane. The orbital parameters are eccentricity, changes in tilt, and precession of the equinoxes. If you want to know more, click on:

http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/ice_ages/why_glaciations1.html#eccentricity

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