In class we discussed several feedback processes including homeostasis, predator-prey relationships, and viral social media content. We then extended the idea to feedbacks of the climate system in response to climate change. We saw that feedbacks can be thought of generally by considering a) a system described by one or more state variables; b) an equilibrium established by a balance or rates affecting those state variables; c) an external change or perturbation; d) a process that modifies the rates to amplify or damp the perturbation. Please provide three examples of interesting systems with feedbacks. One example could be a climate feedback; the others should be novel examples (i.e. systems we didn't discuss in class). For each system please describe the state variables, the rates that establish the equilibrium, some external change, and one or more feedback processes. Characterize the feedback(s) as positive or negative.

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In class we discussed several feedback processes including homeostasis, predator-prey
relationships, and viral social media content. We then extended the idea to feedbacks of the
climate system in response to climate change. We saw that feedbacks can be thought of generally
by considering a) a system described by one or more state variables; b) an equilibrium
established by a balance or rates affecting those state variables; c) an external change or
perturbation; d) a process that modifies the rates to amplify or damp the perturbation.
Please provide three examples of interesting systems with feedbacks. One example could be a
climate feedback; the others should be novel examples (i.e. systems we didn't discuss in class).
For each system please describe the state variables, the rates that establish the equilibrium, some
external change, and one or more feedback processes. Characterize the feedback(s) as positive or
negative.
Transcribed Image Text:In class we discussed several feedback processes including homeostasis, predator-prey relationships, and viral social media content. We then extended the idea to feedbacks of the climate system in response to climate change. We saw that feedbacks can be thought of generally by considering a) a system described by one or more state variables; b) an equilibrium established by a balance or rates affecting those state variables; c) an external change or perturbation; d) a process that modifies the rates to amplify or damp the perturbation. Please provide three examples of interesting systems with feedbacks. One example could be a climate feedback; the others should be novel examples (i.e. systems we didn't discuss in class). For each system please describe the state variables, the rates that establish the equilibrium, some external change, and one or more feedback processes. Characterize the feedback(s) as positive or negative.
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