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A snapshot of the summary - Climate Change Ecology
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2 Climate System and Climate Change
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What are the dynamic elements?- hydrology
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What consists land surface of?-
Consist of vegetation, soil and rock, human structure and ice -
What do light surfaces do?- reflect sunlight back into space in wavelengths not trapped by greenhouse gasses
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What do dark surfaces do?- absorb solar energy and reradiate it as heat that may be trapped by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
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What is a positive feedback loop in the climate system?- Increase in average global temperature -> reduce the area of ice and snow by melting -> reducing resultant refelctivity of the planet -> warms further
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What is the hydrolic cycle?- evaporating rom the oceans, condensing as clouds and then raining out over land to form fresh water that flows to the sea
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What were major climate changes associated with?The periodic formation of supercontinents, glacial episodes and volcanism
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What happens during cold climates?- There is polar ice and ice on land + the average temperature is low
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What happens during warm climates?- There is no ice and less polar ice
- high CO2 levels in the atmosphere -
What is the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum?Longer warmer period after PETM
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water, circulation, atmosphere
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