Glaciation took place at two periods, one in the early part of the Pleistocene (Kansan or Jerseyan), the other in the Wisconsin. The earlier ice covered much more of the region than the later one, but ...

More information: Stephen Barker, Distinct roles for precession, obliquity and eccentricity in Pleistocene 100kyr glacial ...

External and internal forcings: External forcing mechanisms involve agents acting from outside the climate system (e.g., Milankovitch cycles ... Plio-Pleistocene: A combination of the Pliocene ...

The last glacial maximum, which lasted from 26,500 to 19,000 years ago, was the most severe phase of the Late Pleistocene ice age. During this period, massive ice sheets and polar ice caps covered ...