Nonlinearities, feedbacks and critical thresholds within the earth's climate system
- Rial, José A. Wave Propagation Laboratory, Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Pielke, Roger A. Atmospheric Science Dept., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
- Beniston, Martin Dept. of Geosciences, Geography, Univ. of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Claussen, Martin Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany
- Canadell, Josep GCP-IPO, Earth Observation Centre, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia
- Cox, Peter Met Office Hadley Centre, London Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK
- Held, Hermann Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany
- Noblet-Ducoudré, Nathalie de DSM/LSCE, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Unité mixte de Recherche CEA-CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Prinn, Ronald Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Reynolds, James F. Department of Biology and Nicholas School of the Environmental and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Salas, José D. Dept. of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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2004
Published in:
- Climatic Change. - 2004, vol. 65, p. 11
English
The Earth's climate system is highly nonlinear: inputs and outputs are not proportional, change is often episodic and abrupt, rather than slow and gradual, and multiple equilibria are the norm. While this is widely accepted, there is a relatively poor understanding of the different types of nonlinearities, how they manifest under various conditions, and whether they reflect a climate system... Show more…
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- Faculté des sciences
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- Géosciences
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- English
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- Geography
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- RERO DOC 4899
- DOI 10.1023/B:CLIM.0000037493.89489.3f
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/299663