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A two-fold increase of carbon cycle sensitivity to tropical temperature variations

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  • Xuhui Wang

    (Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University)

  • Shilong Piao

    (Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
    Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Philippe Ciais

    (Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
    Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, CEA CNRS UVSQ, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France)

  • Pierre Friedlingstein

    (College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK)

  • Ranga B. Myneni

    (Boston University)

  • Peter Cox

    (College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK)

  • Martin Heimann

    (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, 07701 Jena, Germany)

  • John Miller

    (Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 325 Broadway
    Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado)

  • Shushi Peng

    (Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University)

  • Tao Wang

    (Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
    Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, CEA CNRS UVSQ, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France)

  • Hui Yang

    (Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University)

  • Anping Chen

    (Princeton University)

Abstract

The long-term record of atmospheric carbon dioxide growth rate shows that the sensitivity of this growth rate to tropical temperature variability has increased by a factor of about two in the past five decades, and was greater when tropical land regions experienced drier conditions, implying that moisture regulates this sensitivity.

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  • Xuhui Wang & Shilong Piao & Philippe Ciais & Pierre Friedlingstein & Ranga B. Myneni & Peter Cox & Martin Heimann & John Miller & Shushi Peng & Tao Wang & Hui Yang & Anping Chen, 2014. "A two-fold increase of carbon cycle sensitivity to tropical temperature variations," Nature, Nature, vol. 506(7487), pages 212-215, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:506:y:2014:i:7487:d:10.1038_nature12915
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12915
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