Feedback Mechanisms
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- Factors which increase or amplify (positive feedback) or decrease (negative feedback) the rate of a process. An example of positive climatic feedback is the ice-albedo feedback. See climate feedback.
EPA - Cite This Source - This Definition - A mechanism that connects one aspect of a system to another. The connection can be either amplifying (positive feedback) or moderating (negative feedback). See climate feedback.
EPA - Cite This Source - This Definition - Climate Feedback, feedback, Ion, negative feedback, positive feedback, Water Vapor