A look at the CLAW hypothesis from an atmospheric chemistry point of view
Roland von GlasowSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK. Email: R.Von-Glasow@uea.ac.uk
Environmental Chemistry 4(6) 379-381 https://doi.org/10.1071/EN07064
Submitted: 7 September 2007 Accepted: 25 October 2007 Published: 6 December 2007
Environmental context. Feedbacks in the climate system as suggested by, for example, the CLAW hypothesis have often been accepted as fact whereas many open questions remain. In this manuscript some of these uncertainties and their implications are discussed and additional processes that might drastically change the importance of this suggested feedback loop are highlighted.
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Ken Carslaw and Peter Liss for helpful comments.
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