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Marko Scholze

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The earth system feedbacks that matter for contemporary climate

Author

  • Pierre Friedlingstein
  • Angela V. Gallego-Sala
  • Eleanor M. Blyth
  • Fiona E. Hewer
  • Sonia I. Seneviratne
  • Allan Spessa
  • Parvadha Suntharalingam
  • Marko Scholze

Summary, in English

Here, we discuss the feedback processes that determine the nature and rates of climatic changes in response to climate forcing. We explain the differences in the characteristic behaviour of biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks, and describe the means by which feedbacks can be identified using models and observational data, and their strength quantified. Improved understanding of these kinds of processes is essential for better predictions of future climate.

Publishing year

2009-01-01

Language

English

Pages

102-128

Publication/Series

Understanding the Earth System : Global Change Science for Application

Volume

9781107009363

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Topic

  • Climate Research
  • Physical Geography

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9781107009363
  • ISBN: 9780511921155