Extreme Event Attribution
Quantitative analysis of how human-caused climate change altered the probability or intensity of a particular weather or climate extreme.
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Permafrost Carbon Feedback
The climate interaction in which thaw exposes frozen organic matter to decomposition and releases additional greenhouse gases.
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Planetary Habitability
The capacity of a planetary environment to sustain conditions compatible with life over relevant places and times.
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Ocean Circulation
The wind-, buoyancy- and tide-driven movement of seawater that redistributes heat, carbon, nutrients and momentum.
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The Global Carbon Cycle
The movement of carbon among the atmosphere, oceans, living organisms, soils, rocks and Earth's interior.
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Climate Feedback Loops
Processes that amplify or reduce an initial change in Earth's climate system.
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Photosynthesis
The biological conversion of light energy into chemical energy, coupled to carbon fixation in plants, algae and some bacteria.
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