This paper reviews research into long-term variations in the Earth's insolation due to celestial-mechanics processes. Based on an analytical survey of Earth's insolation calculations, general problems encountered in the physical and mathematical modeling of climate are outlined.

Keywords: Earth's insolation, orbital motion, variations, climate of the Earth, climate models PACS: 92.70.Gt, 92.70.Np, 92.70.Qr (all) DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.2017.12.038267 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2019/1/c/ 000462478600002 2019PhyU...62...32F Citation: Fedorov V M "Earth insolation variation and its incorporation into physical and mathematical climate models" Phys. Usp. 62 32–45 (2019) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Received: 14th, September 2017, revised: 21st, November 2017, accepted: 19th, December 2017 Оригинал: Федоров В М «Вариации инсоляции Земли и особенности их учёта в физико-математических моделях климата» УФН 189 33–46 (2019); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2017.12.038267