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|a Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a [S.l.] : |b National Academy of Science, |c 2008-02-12. |
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|a Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. |
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|a The term ‘‘tipping point’’ commonly refers to a critical threshold at which a tiny perturbation can qualitatively alter the state or
development of a system. Here we introduce the term ‘‘tipping element’’ to describe large-scale components of the Earth system that
may pass a tipping point. We critically evaluate potential policy-relevant tipping elements in the climate system under anthropogenic
forcing, drawing on the pertinent literature and a recent international workshop to compile a short list, and we assess where their tipping
points lie. An expert elicitation is used to help rank their sensitivity to global warming and the uncertainty about the underlying physical
mechanisms. Then we explain how, in principle, early warning systems could be established to detect the proximity of some tipping points. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Florida International University, |d 2015. |f (dpSobek) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a Hans Joachim Schellnhuber. |
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|3 FULL TEXT- Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system |u http://www.pnas.org/content/105/6/1786.abstract |y Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system |
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