Climate–carbon cycle feedback (Q395)

Subject, term, tag: Climate–carbon cycle feedback

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Climate–carbon cycle feedback	Subject, term, tag: Climate–carbon cycle feedback

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

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Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group I: Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis

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Definition

A climate feedback involves changes in the properties of the land and ocean carbon cycle in response to climate change. In the ocean, changes in oceanic temperature and circulation could affect the atmosphere –ocean carbon dioxide (CO 2) flux; on the continents, climate change could affect plant photosynthesis and soil microbial respiration and hence the flux of CO 2 between the atmosphere and the land biosphere. (English)