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No way out? The double-bind in seeking global prosperity along with mitigated climate change
T. J. Garrett
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 315-354, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 840 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 20 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  06 Apr 2011
The problem of the second wind turbine – a note on a common but flawed wind power estimation method
F. Gans, L. M. Miller, and A. Kleidon
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 1, 103-114, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1064 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 16 Comments)   Manuscript under review for ESD


  08 Jun 2010
Estimating maximum global land surface wind power extractability and associated climatic consequences
L. M. Miller, F. Gans, and A. Kleidon
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 1, 169-189, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 11837 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 12 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  15 Sep 2010
Geologic constraints on earth system sensitivity to CO2 during the Cretaceous and early Paleogene
D. L. Royer, M. Pagani, and D. J. Beerling
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 211-240, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1207 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 11 Comments)   Publication in ESD not foreseen


  03 Mar 2011
Spectral solar irradiance and its entropic effect on Earth's climate
W. Wu, Y. Liu, and G. Wen
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 45-70, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1675 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 11 Comments)   Special Issue   Publication in ESD not foreseen


  25 Jan 2011
Jet stream wind power as a renewable energy resource: little power, big impacts
L. M. Miller, F. Gans, and A. Kleidon
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 435-465, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2452 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 10 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  17 Jun 2011
MEP solution for a minimal climate model: success and limitation of a variational problem
S. Pascale, J. M. Gregory, M. H. P. Ambaum, R. Tailleux, and V. Lucarini
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 393-434, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 9548 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 10 Comments)   Special Issue   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  23 May 2011
The energetics response to a warmer climate: relative contributions from the transient and stationary eddies
D. Hernández-Deckers and J.-S. von Storch
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 355-391, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1679 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 8 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  08 Apr 2011
Thermodynamic origin of life
K. Michaelian
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 1, 1-39, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 559 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 8 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  04 Mar 2010
A simple metabolic model of glacial-interglacial energy supply to the upper ocean
J. L. Pelegrí, R. Olivella, and A. García-Olivares
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 271-313, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1566 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 7 Comments)   Publication in ESD not foreseen


  22 Mar 2011
Assessing life's effects on the interior dynamics of planet Earth using non-equilibrium thermodynamics
J. G. Dyke, F. Gans, and A. Kleidon
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 1, 191-246, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2089 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 5 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  17 Sep 2010
Climate sensitivity in the Anthropocene
M. Previdi, B. G. Liepert, D. T Peteet, J. Hansen, D. J Beerling, A. J. Broccoli, S. Frolking, J. N Galloway, M. Heimann, C. Le Quéré, S. Levitus, and V. Ramaswamy
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 531-550, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 693 KB)   Supplement (77 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for ESD


  15 Sep 2011
The magnitude-timescale relationship of surface temperature feedbacks in climate models
A. Jarvis
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 467-491, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 896 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  01 Jul 2011
Climate change, in the framework of the constructal law
M. Clausse, F. Meunier, A. H. Reis, and A. Bejan
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 241-270, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1983 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Special Issue   Publication in ESD not foreseen


  07 Mar 2011
Role of volcanic forcing on future global carbon cycle
J. F. Tjiputra and O. H. Otterå
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 133-159, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2281 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  16 Feb 2011
Entropy production of soil hydrological processes and its maximisation
P. Porada, A. Kleidon, and S. J. Schymanski
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 105-132, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1435 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Special Issue   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  28 Jan 2011
Quantifying the thermodynamic entropy budget of the land surface: is this useful?
N. A. Brunsell, S. J. Schymanski, and A. Kleidon
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 71-103, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 890 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Special Issue   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  26 Jan 2011
Differences and implications in biogeochemistry from maximizing entropy production locally versus globally
J. J. Vallino
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 1-44, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2241 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Special Issue   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  19 Jan 2011
Entropy production and multiple equilibria: the case of the ice-albedo feedback
C. Herbert, D. Paillard, and B. Dubrulle
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 1, 325-355, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2085 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Special Issue   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  19 Oct 2010
A multi-model ensemble method that combines imperfect models through learning
L. A. van den Berge, F. M. Selten, W. Wiegerinck, and G. S. Duane
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 1, 247-296, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 8657 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  01 Oct 2010
Climatic and ecological future of the Amazon: likelihood and causes of change
B. Cook, N. Zeng, and J.-H. Yoon
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 1, 63-101, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2429 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Publication in ESD not foreseen


  05 May 2010
Analyzing the carbon dynamics in north western Portugal: calibration and application of Forest-BGC
M. A. Rodrigues, D. M. Lopes, S. M. Leite, and V. M. Tabuada
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 1, 41-62, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 997 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Publication in ESD not foreseen


  13 Apr 2010
Can a reduction of solar irradiance counteract CO2-induced climate change? – Results from four Earth system models
H. Schmidt, K. Alterskjær, D. Bou Karam, O. Boucher, A. Jones, J. E. Kristjansson, U. Niemeier, M. Schulz, A. Aaheim, F. Benduhn, M. Lawrence, and C. Timmreck
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 3, 31-72, 2012
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 3501 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Open, 3 Comments)   Manuscript under review for ESD


  25 Jan 2012
Rolling stones; fast weathering of olivine in shallow seas for cost-effective CO2 capture and mitigation of global warming and ocean acidification
R. D. Schuiling and P. L. de Boer
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 551-568, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1457 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 3 Comments)   Manuscript under review for ESD


  06 Dec 2011
Downscaling climate change scenarios for apple pest and disease modeling in Switzerland
M. Hirschi, S. Stoeckli, M. Dubrovsky, C. Spirig, P. Calanca, M. W. Rotach, A. M. Fischer, B. Duffy, and J. Samietz
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 493-529, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1646 KB)   Supplement (193 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Manuscript under review for ESD


  25 Aug 2011
Soil temperature response to 21st century global warming: the role of and some implications for peat carbon in thawing permafrost soils in North America
D. Wisser, S. Marchenko, J. Talbot, C. Treat, and S. Frolking
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 2, 161-210, 2011
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 3623 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  17 Feb 2011
Emulating Atlantic overturning strength for low emission scenarios: consequences for sea-level rise along the North American east coast
C. F. Schleussner, K. Frieler, M. Meinshausen, J. Yin, and A. Levermann
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 1, 357-384, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1332 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  10 Dec 2010
Climate change under a scenario near 1.5 °C of global warming: monsoon intensification, ocean warming and steric sea level rise
J. Schewe, A. Levermann, and M. Meinshausen
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 1, 297-324, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1033 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  14 Oct 2010
A new model of Holocene peatland net primary production, decomposition, water balance, and peat accumulation
S. Frolking, N. T. Roulet, E. Tuittila, J. L. Bubier, A. Quillet, J. Talbot, and P. J. H. Richard
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 1, 115-167, 2010
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 5732 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (ESD)


  01 Jul 2010
On the determination of the global cloud feedback from satellite measurements
T. Masters
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 3, 73-90, 2012
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 530 KB)   Supplement (95 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Open, 2 Comments)   Manuscript under review for ESD


  03 Feb 2012
Comparison of physically- and economically-based CO2-equivalences for methane
O. Boucher
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 3, 1-29, 2012
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 683 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Open, 2 Comments)   Manuscript under review for ESD


  13 Jan 2012
On the relationship between metrics to compare greenhouse gases – the case of IGTP, GWP and SGTP
C. Azar and D. J. A. Johansson
Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 3, 113-141, 2012
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 848 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Open, 1 Comment)   Manuscript under review for ESD


  06 Feb 2012