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Equation 4 · Part 1 · Comparing the Main Approaches to Earth Systems and Climate Dynamics

Symbol C_atm

CatmC_{\text{atm}}
CatmC_{\text{atm}}

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The paleoclimate record measures CatmC_{\text{atm}} at discrete points in time — wherever an ice layer happens to have trapped and preserved bubbles cleanly — rather than continuously, and the temporal resolution degrases with depth as layers compress and diffuse; a single ice sample can represent an averaged interval of years to…

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