The short answer is that we really don't understand the dynamics of
the cycle perfectly.
Some things to consider:
- we really don't know what the lag between the temperature and CO2
series is in ice cores
- the temperature series in ice cores is local (a fact all too often ignored)
- probably what starts the warming is ice sheet hysteresis kicked off
by MIlankovic cycles
- probably what stops the warming is running out of carbon, but we
don't really understand the mechanism for the carbon release in the
first place.
The logarithmic sensitivity to CO2 is big enough to work into detailed
calculations but not big enough too be worth considering in working
out the big picture of the cycle.
mt
On 10/17/07, Tom Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have a denier claiming that CO2 reduction lags temperature reduction
> at the interglacial not just at the glacial termination.
>
> Is there any truth to that? I can't find this claim discussed
> anywhere else.
>
> I assume the log relation of GHG and temp. is an important factor in
> causing the temperature to stop rising. What are the dynamics at the
> peak temperature of the interglacial?
>
>
> >
>
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