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... strong nonlinearities , where relatively small changes in a forcing function can push the system across a threshold and lead to abrupt changes in key aspects of System functioning . Examples include the rapidity of glacial terminations ...
... strong nonlinearities , where relatively small changes in a forcing function can push the system across a threshold and lead to abrupt changes in key aspects of System functioning . Examples include the rapidity of glacial terminations ...
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... strong production of carbon monoxide centred in Thailand , a result of seasonal burning as part of the normal agricultural practices . The carbon monoxide , an oxidising gas that has a number of implications for Earth System functioning ...
... strong production of carbon monoxide centred in Thailand , a result of seasonal burning as part of the normal agricultural practices . The carbon monoxide , an oxidising gas that has a number of implications for Earth System functioning ...
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... strong ENSO event . The fires were associated with land management following conversion of tropical forest to oil palm plantation ( deforestation ) . Normally the slash from the clearing operation is burned during the relatively dry ...
... strong ENSO event . The fires were associated with land management following conversion of tropical forest to oil palm plantation ( deforestation ) . Normally the slash from the clearing operation is burned during the relatively dry ...
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Planetary Machinery | 9 |
Reverberations of Change | 19 |
Towards Earth System Science and Global Sustainability | 32 |
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