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The Climate of Dark Earth: A Thought Experiment Using the Dew-Point Anchor Hypothesis
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This short technical note presents a thought experiment to test the Dew-Point Anchor Hypothesis. It demonstrates that an Earth-like planet whose entire energy budget is supplied by surface geothermal flux (with identical total flux and latitudinal distribution to modern Earth) would possess an essentially identical climate to our Sunlit Earth.
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- Mulholland, P. (2026). The Independent Variable in Geoscience Modelling: Why the Dew-Point Anchor Hypothesis Matters. Version 2.0, 10 April 2026. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19486182
- Bohren, C.F. & Albrecht, B.A. (1998). Atmospheric Thermodynamics. Oxford University Press.
- Wallace, J.M. & Hobbs, P.V. (2006). Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey. Academic Press