Global instability in the Ghil-Sellers model — mentioned by lainga

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:26:21 GMT

There is a positive feedback loop between ice cover and Earth's overall albedo. (i.e. more shiny white ice = more sunlight reflected = colder Earth = more shiny white ice...) Model climates seem to require a LOT of added greenhouse gases, before they tip back over into a "hothouse Earth" (don't be fooled! that means our Earth with glacial and interglacial periods), which happens in a very short time. https://arxiv.org/abs/1402.3269

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Global instability in the Ghil-Sellers model — mentioned by lainga