The earth system feedbacks that matter for contemporary climate

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

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511921155.007

The earth system feedbacks that matter for contemporary climate

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

University of Exeter
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
University of Bath
ETH Zurich
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
University of East Anglia
Universität Hamburg

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Understanding the Earth System
Subtitle of host publication	Global Change Science for Application
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	102-128
Number of pages	27
Volume	9781107009363
ISBN (Electronic)	9780511921155
ISBN (Print)	9781107009363
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921155.007
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Friedlingstein, P., Gallego-Sala, A. V., Blyth, E. M., Hewer, F. E., Seneviratne, S. I., Spessa, A., Suntharalingam, P., & Scholze, M. (2009). The earth system feedbacks that matter for contemporary climate. In Understanding the Earth System: Global Change Science for Application (Vol. 9781107009363, pp. 102-128). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921155.007

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