Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-413-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-413-2018
Research article
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25 Apr 2018
Research article |  | 25 Apr 2018

Earth system model simulations show different feedback strengths of the terrestrial carbon cycle under glacial and interglacial conditions

Markus Adloff, Christian H. Reick, and Martin Claussen

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (14 Sep 2017) by Christoph Heinze
AR by Markus Adloff on behalf of the Authors (04 Jan 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Jan 2018) by Christoph Heinze
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (23 Jan 2018)
RR by Peter Rayner (17 Feb 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (27 Feb 2018) by Christoph Heinze
AR by Markus Adloff on behalf of the Authors (09 Mar 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (16 Mar 2018) by Christoph Heinze
AR by Markus Adloff on behalf of the Authors (23 Mar 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Computer simulations show that during an ice age a strong atmospheric CO2 increase would have resulted in stronger carbon uptake of the continents than today. Causes are the larger potential of glacial vegetation to increase its photosynthetic efficiency under increasing CO2 and the smaller amount of carbon in extratropical soils during an ice age that can be released under greenhouse warming. Hence, for different climates the Earth system is differently sensitive to carbon cycle perturbations.
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