Earth’s carbon cycle: A mathematical perspective
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Author(s)
Rothman, Daniel H.
Date Issued
September 2014
Journal
Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
Publisher
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Citation
Rothman, Daniel H. “Earth’s Carbon Cycle: A Mathematical Perspective.” Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society 52, no. 1 (September 17, 2014): 47–64. © 2014 American Mathematical Society
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Abstract
The carbon cycle represents metabolism at a global scale. When viewed through a mathematical lens, observational data suggest that the cycle exhibits an underlying mathematical structure. This review focuses on two types of emerging results: evidence of global dynamical coupling between life and the environment, and an understanding of the ways in which smaller-scale processes determine the strength of that coupling. Such insights are relevant not only to predicting future climate but also to understanding the long-term co-evolution of life and the environment.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-2014-01471-5
