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In 1982, Walker et al.1 published a landmark paper suggesting that the evolution of the Earth’s climate over 4.5 billion years was controlled by a negative feedback loop involving surface temperature, CO2, and chemical weathering that moderated the strength of the Earth’s “greenhouse effect” over time. As solar luminosity increased over time, surface temperatures on the Earth rose, accelerating the rate of surface chemical weathering reactions (which consumed atmospheric CO2) resulting in a weaker greenhouse—i.e., a negative feedback system for the Earth’s surface temperature, which prevented a runaway greenhouse effect in the face of increasing solar output.
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Raymo, M.E. (1997). Carbon Cycle Models: How Strong Are the Constraints?. In: Ruddiman, W.F. (eds) Tectonic Uplift and Climate Change. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5935-1_16
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