Biotic feedbacks in the warming of the earth

A positive correlation exists between temperature and atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane over the last 220,000 years of glacial history, including two glacial and three interglacial periods. A similar correlation exists for the Little Ice Age and for contemporary data.

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Published in:Climatic change 1998-12, Vol.40 (3-4), p.495-518
Main Authors: WOODWELL, G. M, MACKENZIE, F. T, HOUGHTON, R. A, APPS, M, GORHAM, E, DAVIDSON, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmosphere
Carbon dioxide
Carbon sequestration
Climate change
Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change
Cooling
Earth
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Feedback
General circulation models
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Heat
Ice ages
Interglacial periods
Land use
Metabolism
Meteorology
Methane
Mineralization
Nitrogen
Nitrous oxide
Photosynthesis
Plant growth
Radiation
Respiration
Surface temperature
Temperature
Terrestrial ecosystems
Terrestrial environments
Trapping
Trends
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Summary:A positive correlation exists between temperature and atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane over the last 220,000 years of glacial history, including two glacial and three interglacial periods. A similar correlation exists for the Little Ice Age and for contemporary data.
ISSN:0165-0009
1573-1480
DOI:10.1023/a:1005345429236