The Mid Pleistocene Transition from a Budyko-Sellers Type Energy Balance Model

TL;DR

This paper introduces a conceptual energy balance model that captures the Mid-Pleistocene transition in glacial cycles by incorporating feedback mechanisms like albedo and temperature-precipitation interactions.

Contribution

It presents a novel Budyko-Sellers type model that explains the Mid-Pleistocene transition through feedback processes in climate dynamics.

Findings

Model reproduces the Mid-Pleistocene transition phenomena

Highlights importance of albedo and precipitation feedbacks

Provides a conceptual framework for glacial cycle analysis

Abstract

A conceptual model of the Plio-Pleistocene glacial cycles is developed based on the Budyko-Sellers type energy balance model. The model is shown to admit a phenomenon like the Mid-Pleistocene transition, capturing the essence of the albedo and the temperature precipitation feedbacks.