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  1. PDF Gaia hypothesis

    Gaia hypothesis. The Gaia hypothesis, also known as Gaia theory or Gaia principle, proposes that all organisms and their inorganic surroundings on Earth are closely integrated to form a single and self-regulating complex system, maintaining the conditions for life on the planet. The scientific investigation of the Gaia hypothesis focuses on ...

  2. PPT GAIA: a New Look at Life on Earth

    The GAIA hypothesis: a New Look at Life on Earth CSCI 1210 Fall 2003 ...

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    AIR TEMPERATURE • The Gaia hypothesis sees life regulating the surface temperature of Earth. • The average surface temperature of Earth has remained within a narrow range - between 10 and 20 C - for over three billion years. • During that time the sun's output has increased by thirty or forty percent. • Even ignoring the long-term trend ...

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    Gaia Hypothesis. Gaia Hypothesis. Created by James Lovelock in 1969 (but not published until 1979) "the biosphere - atmosphere, oceans, climate, Earth's crust and biota, living organisms, is regulated as a homeostatic system in conditions comfortable for the living organisms". 240 views • 9 slides

  5. GAIA: The Earth System

    The Gaia Hypothesis: Earth is a self-regulating system ... Gaia': The biota optimize climate. for their own benefit (not part of Lovelock's definition of Gaia) ... - A free PowerPoint PPT presentation (displayed as an HTML5 slide show) on PowerShow.com - id: 21a11-YWE1Z ... PowerPoint Presentation Author: McDougal Littell Last modified by ...

  6. GAIA HYPOTHESIS the idea of the Earth as a single living superorganism

    7 Genesis of name As the story goes, while on a walk in the countryside about his home in Wilshire, England, Lovelock described his hypothesis to his neighbour William Golding (the novelist - eg: Lord of the Flies), and asked advise concerning a suitable name for it. The resultant term "Gaia" - after the Greek goddess who drew the living world forth from Chaos - was chosen.

  7. Objective 1.1. The Gaia Hypothesis In the 1960's, James Lovelock first

    Download ppt "Objective 1.1. The Gaia Hypothesis In the 1960's, James Lovelock first suggested the Gaia hypothesis. He proposed that the Earth can be regarded as a." Similar presentations . Topic 1 Systems and models. Earth as a System Chapter 3. I.General Info A. System - a set of components that function together as a whole (e.g. human body ...

  8. PPT Gaia Theory

    Gaia Theory Terra as a self-regulating living entity Gaia Hypothesis (Theory) First proposed by Sir James Lovelock in 1975 "a complex entity involving the Earth's biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil; the totality constituting a feedback or cybernetic system which seeks an optimal physical and chemical environment for life on this planet."

  9. Global Change Lecture Notes: The Gaia Hypothesis

    Updated 9/30/2017. format for printing. "The Gaia hypothesis says that the temperature, oxidation state, acidity, and certain aspects of the rocks and waters are kept constant, and that this homeostasis is maintained by active feedback processes operated automatically and unconsciously by the biota." - James Lovelock, The Ages of Gaia.

  10. GAIA HYPOTHESIS the idea of the Earth as a single living superorganism

    Genesis of Lovelock's hypothesis Together with scientist Dian Hitchcock, Lovelock examined the atmospheric data for the Martian atmosphere in the late 1960's and found it to be in a state of stable chemical equilibrium the Earth was shown to be in a state of extreme chemical disequilibrium. The two scientists concluded that Mars was probably lifeless; almost a decade later the Viking 1 and ...

  11. THE GAIA HYPOTHESIS EXPLORATION OF DAISYWORLD. What is the Gaia

    Download ppt "THE GAIA HYPOTHESIS EXPLORATION OF DAISYWORLD. What is the Gaia Hypothesis? Life itself is responsible for maintaining the stability of Earth's climate." Similar presentations ... GAIA HYPOTHESIS Created by James Lovelock in 1969 (but not published until 1979) Named after the Greek Goddess Gaia who was the Earth Goddess. ...

  12. PDF The Gaia Hypothesis and Earth System Science

    Earth System Science is not entirely equivalent to the Gaia Hypothesis, although both take an interdisciplinary approach to studying systems operations on a planetary-scale. Earth System Science seeks to understand the mass and energy transfers among interacting components of the Earth System (biosphere, hydrophere, geosphere, atmosphere, and ...

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    Gaia Hypothesis. Created by James Lovelock in 1969 (but not published until 1979) "the biosphere - atmosphere, oceans, climate, Earth's crust and biota, living organisms, is regulated as a homeostatic system in conditions comfortable for the living organisms". Download Presentation. conditions. ocean salinity. remained constant. single organism.

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    The GAIA Hypothesis and it's role in Earth System Modelling. The release of this image had an effect in leading to the proposition that the Earth is alive. Quelle: Wikipedia. GCM - 1. Semester: Physical Fundamentals of GC, Juliane Gnau. 666 views • 19 slides. The Gaia Mission.

  15. PDF Gaia Hypothesis

    The Gaia hypothesis is an ecological hypothesis proposing that the biosphere and the physical components of the Earth (atmosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere) are closely integrated to form a complex interacting system that maintains the climatic and biogeochemical conditions on Earth in a preferred homeostasis.

  16. The Gaia Hypothesis Gaia Hypothesis. James Lovelock 1979 Earth is a

    The Gaia Hypothesis Gaia Hypothesis. James Lovelock 1979 Earth is a "super organism" It is alive Like one single organism Name is from Greek Earth Godess. Published byCory Jacobs Modified over 8 years ago. Embed. ... Download ppt "The Gaia Hypothesis Gaia Hypothesis. James Lovelock 1979 Earth is a "super organism" It is alive Like one ...

  17. Modeling the Gaia Hypothesis: Daisyworld

    Modeling the Gaia Hypothesis: Daisyworld Phillipa Sessini. Outline • Gaia Hypothesis • Daisyworld Model • Results • Future Directions • Conclusions. Gaia Hypothesis • Proposed by James Lovelock • Developed in 1960s • First published in 1975 • Definition of Gaia: • a complex entity involving the Earth's biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil; the totality constituting a ...

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    The Gaia hypothesis (/ ˈ ɡ aɪ. ə /), also known as the Gaia theory, Gaia paradigm, or the Gaia principle, proposes that living organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a synergistic and self-regulating, complex system that helps to maintain and perpetuate the conditions for life on the planet.. The Gaia hypothesis was formulated by the chemist James Lovelock ...

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    The GAIA Hypothesis and it's role in Earth System Modelling The release of this image had an effect in leading to the proposition that the Earth is alive. Quelle: Wikipedia GCM - 1. Semester: Physical Fundamentals of GC, Juliane Gnau. The GAIA Hypothesis and it's role in Earth System Modelling Content • Earth System Science • Earth System Modelling • The GAIA Hypothesis • Recent ...