What can be learned about carbon cycle climate feedbacks from the CO<sub>2</sub> airborne fraction?

The ratio of CO<sub>2</sub> accumulating in the atmosphere to the CO<sub>2</sub> flux into the atmosphere due to human activity, the airborne fraction AF, is central to predict changes in earth's surface temperature due to greenhouse gas induced warming. This ratio has r...

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Main Authors: N. Gruber, M. Gloor, J. L. Sarmiento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-08-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/7739/2010/acp-10-7739-2010.pdf