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Published on: March 31, 2023
Remotely sensing potential climate change tipping points across scales
Timothy M Lenton1, Jesse F Abrams2, Annett Bartsch3,4
1Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. t.m.lenton@exeter.ac.uk.
Abstract:
Potential climate tipping points pose a growing risk for societies, and policy is calling for improved anticipation of them. Satellite remote sensing can play a unique role in identifying and anticipating tipping phenomena across scales. Where satellite records are too short for temporal early warning of tipping points, complementary spatial indicators can leverage the exceptional spatial-temporal coverage of remotely sensed data to detect changing resilience of vulnerable systems. Combining Earth observation with Earth system models can improve process-based understanding of tipping points, their interactions, and potential tipping cascades. Such fine-resolution sensing can support climate tipping point risk management across scales.
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