Earth’s carbon cycle: A mathematical perspective
The carbon cycle represents metabolism at a global scale. When viewed through a mathematical lens, observational data suggest that the cycle exhibits an underlying mathematical structure. This review focuses on two types of emerging results: evidence of global dynamical coupling between life and the...
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| description | The carbon cycle represents metabolism at a global scale. When viewed through a mathematical lens, observational data suggest that the cycle exhibits an underlying mathematical structure. This review focuses on two types of emerging results: evidence of global dynamical coupling between life and the environment, and an understanding of the ways in which smaller-scale processes determine the strength of that coupling. Such insights are relevant not only to predicting future climate but also to understanding the long-term co-evolution of life and the environment. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/979002022-10-01T15:33:15Z Earth’s carbon cycle: A mathematical perspective Rothman, Daniel H. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Rothman, Daniel H. The carbon cycle represents metabolism at a global scale. When viewed through a mathematical lens, observational data suggest that the cycle exhibits an underlying mathematical structure. This review focuses on two types of emerging results: evidence of global dynamical coupling between life and the environment, and an understanding of the ways in which smaller-scale processes determine the strength of that coupling. Such insights are relevant not only to predicting future climate but also to understanding the long-term co-evolution of life and the environment. NASA Astrobiology Institute (NNA08CN84A) NASA Astrobiology Institute (NNA13AA90A) National Science Foundation (U.S.) (OCE-0930866) National Science Foundation (U.S.) (EAR-1338810) 2015-07-28T14:19:46Z 2015-07-28T14:19:46Z 2014-09 2014-05 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0273-0979 1088-9485 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97900 Rothman, Daniel H. “Earth’s Carbon Cycle: A Mathematical Perspective.” Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society 52, no. 1 (September 17, 2014): 47–64. © 2014 American Mathematical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-7771 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-2014-01471-5 Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Mathematical Society (AMS) American Mathematical Society |
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