Stochastic Snowball States in Planetary Climate
The study investigated how random fluctuations in planetary orbital eccentricity change climate dynamics compared to simple deterministic models. It found that these stochastic effects amplify forcing asymmetry and intermittency, significantly slowing down the time it takes for a system to settle into a stable seasonal cycle. This suggests that high-eccentricity planets may exist in perpetually transient states rather than fixed binary states.