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Constantin W Arnscheidt¹, Daniel H Rothman¹

¹Lorenz Center, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

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Planetary glaciation can be triggered by rapid changes in solar heating, not just exceeding critical thresholds. This rate-induced glaciation occurs even when the warm climate state is stable, offering new insights into Earth's past climate shifts.

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Area of Science:

Planetary science
Climate dynamics
Astrophysics

Background:

Planetary glaciation, including runaway low-latitude ice events, is theoretically linked to critical thresholds in solar heating or the carbon cycle.
The ice-albedo feedback and carbonate-silicate cycle are key components in understanding Earth's climate stability.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of the rate of change in solar heating as a trigger for planetary glaciation.
To differentiate between glaciation mechanisms induced by critical thresholds versus those induced by rapid environmental changes.
To explore the implications for Earth's past glaciations and their connection to life's evolution.

Main Methods:

Utilized a simplified dynamical-system model.
Incorporated representations of the ice-albedo feedback and the carbonate-silicate cycle.
Analyzed the impact of solar heating rate changes on climate state stability.

Main Results:

Discovered that glaciation can be induced by the rate of solar heating change, termed 'rate-induced glaciation'.
Showed that rate-induced glaciations can occur even when the warm climate state remains long-term stable, extending beyond the habitable zone's edge.
Demonstrated that carbon cycle-induced glaciations necessitate the instability of the warm climate state.

Conclusions:

The rate of environmental change, specifically solar heating, is a critical factor in triggering planetary glaciation.
Earth's climate system can transition between stable warm states, potentially explaining links between major evolutionary events and past glaciations.
Understanding rate-induced glaciations provides a new framework for interpreting paleoclimatic events and the conditions for habitability on Earth-like planets.