Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
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Articles | Volume 27, issue 3
Articles | Volume 27, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-27-391-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-27-391-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 27, issue 3
Research article
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08 Jul 2020
Research article |  | 08 Jul 2020

Anthropocene climate bifurcation

Kolja Leon Kypke, William Finlay Langford, and Allan Richard Willms

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The climate of Earth is governed by nonlinear processes of geophysics. This paper presents energy balance models (EBMs) embracing these nonlinear processes which lead to positive feedback, amplifying the effects of anthropogenic forcing and leading to bifurcations. We define bifurcation as a change in the topological equivalence class of the system. We initiate a bifurcation analysis of EBMs of Anthropocene climate, which shows that a catastrophic climate change may occur in the next century.
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