Articles | Volume 8, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-707-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-707-2017
Research article
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09 Aug 2017
Research article |  | 09 Aug 2017

On determining the point of no return in climate change

Brenda C. van Zalinge, Qing Yi Feng, Matthias Aengenheyster, and Henk A. Dijkstra

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (25 Nov 2016) by Christian Franzke
AR by Qing Yi Feng on behalf of the Authors (18 Mar 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Mar 2017) by Christian Franzke
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (04 Apr 2017)
RR by Jobst Heitzig (26 Apr 2017)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (27 Apr 2017) by Christian Franzke
AR by Qing Yi Feng on behalf of the Authors (21 Jun 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (24 Jun 2017) by Christian Franzke
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (29 Jun 2017)
ED: Publish as is (03 Jul 2017) by Christian Franzke
AR by Qing Yi Feng on behalf of the Authors (04 Jul 2017)
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Short summary
The increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) is one of the main causes for the increase in global mean surface temperature. There is no good quantitative measure to determine when it is too late to start reducing GHGs in order to avoid dangerous anthropogenic interference. We develop a method for determining a so-called point of no return (PNR) for several GHG emission scenarios. The innovative element in this approach is the applicability to high-dimensional climate models.
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