ilmastonmuistevyys
Ilmastonmuistevyys, often translated as climate memory or climate inertia, refers to the Earth's tendency to retain its climate state for a prolonged period even after external forcing has changed. This phenomenon arises from the slow response of various components of the Earth system, such as oceans and ice sheets, to changes in factors like greenhouse gas concentrations or solar radiation.
The oceans play a significant role in climate memory due to their vast heat capacity. They absorb
This inertia means that past emissions of greenhouse gases continue to exert a warming influence on the