Inarticulate past: similarity properties of the ice–climate system and their implications for paleo-record attribution
<p>Reconstruction and explanation of past climate evolution using proxy records is the essence of paleoclimatology. In this study, we use dimensional analysis of a dynamical model on orbital timescales to recognize theoretical limits of such forensic inquiries. Specifically, we demonstrate tha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Earth System Dynamics |
| Online Access: | https://esd.copernicus.org/articles/13/879/2022/esd-13-879-2022.pdf |
| Summary: | <p>Reconstruction and explanation of past climate evolution using
proxy records is the essence of paleoclimatology. In this study, we use
dimensional analysis of a dynamical model on orbital timescales to
recognize theoretical limits of such forensic inquiries. Specifically, we
demonstrate that major past events could have been produced by physically
unsimilar processes making the task of paleo-record attribution to a
particular phenomenon fundamentally difficult if not impossible. It
also means that any future scenario may not have a unique cause and, in this
sense, the orbital timescale future may be to some extent less sensitive to
specific terrestrial circumstances.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 2190-4979 2190-4987 |