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CLAW hypothesis
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CLAW hypothesis
The
CLAW hypothesis
proposes a
feedback loop
that operates between
ocean
ecosystems
and the
Earth
's
climate
. The
hypothesis
specifically proposes that particular
phytoplankton
that produce
dimethyl sulfide
are responsive to variations in
climate forcing
, and that these responses lead to a
negative feedback loop
that acts to stabilise the
temperature
of the
Earth's atmosphere
. The CLAW hypothesis was originally proposed by
Robert Jay Charlson
,
James Lovelock
,
Meinrat Andreae
and Stephen G. Warren, and takes its
acronym
from the first letter of their
surnames
.
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