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Impulse‐response functions and anthropogenic CO 2
Author(s) -
Tubiello Francesco N.,
Oppenheimer Michael
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/94gl03276
Subject(s) - carbon cycle , environmental science , impulse (physics) , atmospheric sciences , carbon oxide , impulse response , carbon fibers , physics , materials science , carbon monoxide , mathematics , chemistry , mathematical analysis , ecosystem , classical mechanics , ecology , biochemistry , composite number , biology , catalysis , composite material
Non‐linearities in the carbon cycle make the response to atmospheric CO 2 perturbations dependent on emission history. We show that even when linear representations of the carbon cycle are used, the calculation of time scales characterizing the removal of excess CO 2 depends on past emissions.