CLAW hypothesis
A hypothesised negative feedback loop connecting the marine biota and the climate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"CLAW" redirects here. For the trade union in New Zealand, see Clothing, Laundry and Allied Workers Union of Aotearoa.
The CLAW hypothesis proposes a negative feedback loop that operates between ocean ecosystems and the Earth's climate.[1] The hypothesis specifically proposes that particular phytoplankton that produce dimethyl sulfide are responsive to variations in climate forcing, and that these responses act to stabilise the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere. The CLAW hypothesis was originally proposed by Robert Jay Charlson, James Lovelock, Meinrat Andreae and Stephen G. Warren, and takes its acronym from the first letter of their surnames.[2]