The Earth System feedbacks that matter for climate: a land perspective

Friedlingstein, Pierre; Gallego-Sala, Angela; Blyth, Eleanor; Hewer, Fiona; Seneviratne, Sonia; Spessa, Allan; Suntharalingam, Parvadha and Scholze, Marko (2012). The Earth System feedbacks that matter for climate: a land perspective. In: Cornell, Sarah E.; Prentice, I. Colin; House, Joanna I. and Downey, Catherine J. eds. Understanding the Earth System: Global Change Science for Application. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 102–128.

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Abstract

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

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• Item Type
• Book Section
• ISBN
• 1-107-00936-7, 978-1-107-00936-3
• Project Funding Details

• Funded Project Name	Project ID	Funding Body
  QUEST- general	Not Set	NERC (Natural Environment Research Council)

• Keywords
• dynamic climatology; dynamic meteorology
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences
  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
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• © 2012 Cambridge University Press
• Depositing User
• Allan Spessa