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Articles | Volume 9, issue 4
Articles | Volume 9, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-1243-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-1243-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 9, issue 4
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06 Nov 2018
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Cascading transitions in the climate system

Mark M. Dekker, Anna S. von der Heydt, and Henk A. Dijkstra

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We introduce a framework of cascading tipping, i.e. a sequence of abrupt transitions occurring because a transition in one system affects the background conditions of another system. Using bifurcation theory, various types of these events are considered and early warning indicators are suggested. An illustration of such an event is found in a conceptual model, coupling the North Atlantic Ocean with the equatorial Pacific. This demonstrates the possibility of events such as this in nature.
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