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The level of magnitude of a system process at which sudden or rapid change occurs. A point or level at which new properties emerge in an ecological, economic or other system, invalidating predictions based on | The level of magnitude of a system process at which sudden or rapid change occurs. A point or level at which new properties emerge in an ecological, economic or other system, invalidating predictions based on | ||
mathematical relationships that apply at lower levels. | mathematical relationships that apply at lower levels. | ||
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IPCC (2007) | IPCC (2007): Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson (eds) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 976pp. | ||
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Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/ | Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar4/wg2/ | ||
'''See also''': [[Tipping Point]] | '''See also''': [[Tipping Point|<span style="color: var(--myriad-pink)">Tipping Point</span>]] | ||
Back to '''[[Definitions]]''' | Back to '''[[Definitions| <span style="color: var(--myriad-blue)">Definitions</span>]]''' | ||
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Definition
The level of magnitude of a system process at which sudden or rapid change occurs. A point or level at which new properties emerge in an ecological, economic or other system, invalidating predictions based on mathematical relationships that apply at lower levels.
Source
IPCC (2007): Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson (eds) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 976pp.
Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar4/wg2/
See also: Tipping Point
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