The life span of the biosphere revisited

A negative feedback mechanism for the long‐term stabilization of Earth's surface temperature

James C. G. Walker, P. B. Hays, James F. Kasting · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1981 · 2.3K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +17

Thermal Equilibrium of the Atmosphere with a Given Distribution of Relative Humidity

Syukuro Manabe, R. T. Wetherald · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1967 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Meteorology, Atmospheric Science +13

Solar interior structure and luminosity variations

D. O. Gough · Solar Physics · 1981 · 792 citations

Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Astrophysics +13

Runaway and moist greenhouse atmospheres and the evolution of Earth and Venus

James F. Kasting · Icarus · 1988 · 708 citations

Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Earth Sciences +12

The dynamics of a rapidly escaping atmosphere: Applications to the evolution of Earth and Venus

Andrew Watson, T. M. Donahue, James C. G. Walker · Icarus · 1981 · 594 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Earth Sciences +10