Articles | Volume 12, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-1057-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-1057-2021
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25 Oct 2021
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ESD Ideas: A weak positive feedback between sea level and the planetary albedo

Ben Marzeion

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on esd-2021-41', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Jul 2021
    • AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 1', Ben Marzeion, 10 Sep 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on esd-2021-41', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Aug 2021
    • AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 2', Ben Marzeion, 10 Sep 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (14 Sep 2021) by Jadranka Sepic
AR by Ben Marzeion on behalf of the Authors (14 Sep 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (28 Sep 2021) by Jadranka Sepic
AR by Ben Marzeion on behalf of the Authors (28 Sep 2021)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
The oceans are typically darker than land surfaces. Expanding oceans through sea-level rise may thus lead to a darker planet Earth, reflecting less sunlight. The additionally absorbed sunlight may heat planet Earth, leading to further sea-level rise. Here, we provide a rough estimate of the strength of this feedback: it turns out to be very weak, but clearly positive, thereby destabilizing the Earth system.
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