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A mathematical framework for dynamic emergent constraints in climate science

Francesco Ragone , Valerio Lucarini This is my paper

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Linear response theory shows traditional dynamic emergent constraints are special cases of integral versions using proxy Green's functions.

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The paper uses linear response theory to create a mathematical framework for dynamic emergent constraints in climate science. Traditional versions are shown to be special cases of more general integral dynamic emergent constraints. These new relations let one calculate the response of a predictand by convolving the response of a predictor with the proxy Green's function for that pair. The work applies this to simulations of global warming in the MPI-ESM model and outlines conditions based on causality and time scales. This approach aims to reduce uncertainties in climate projections by linking observables.

Core claim

Traditional dynamic emergent constraints are a special case of more general integral dynamic emergent constraints that allow to compute the response of a predictand as the convolution of the response of a predictor and the proxy Green's function of the predictand-predictor pair. The conditions for the existence of integral emergent constraints are related to the causality of the proxy Green's function and the time scales at which the system is observed.

What carries the argument

The proxy Green's function of the predictand-predictor pair, which serves as the kernel for the convolution that computes the predictand response from the predictor response.

If this is right

  • This puts the theory of dynamic emergent constraints on firm mathematical ground.
  • It suggests a protocol to identify necessary conditions for the existence of such relations in climate data.
  • The framework applies to studying constraints between different observables in global warming simulations.
  • The relations hold under conditions of causality in the proxy Green's function and suitable observation time scales.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • This could enable using a wider set of observables to constrain climate projections more effectively.
  • The convolution method could be checked for consistency across multiple climate models beyond MPI-ESM.
  • If linearity holds, the same structure might apply to response calculations in other complex systems.

Load-bearing premise

The existence of integral emergent constraints depends on the causality of the proxy Green's function and the time scales at which the system is observed.

What would settle it

A direct comparison in climate model output where the convolved response using the proxy Green's function fails to match the actual response of the predictand for a causal pair would falsify the claimed relations.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.30684 by Francesco Ragone, Valerio Lucarini.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Scatter plot of ensemble average response of global precipitation (total, convective and large scale) vs ensemble average response of global surface temperature to instantaneous CO2 doubling (a) and to 1% py CO2 ramp increase (b). Scatter plot of ensemble average response of AMOC index vs ensemble average response of global surface temperature to instantaneous CO2 doubling (c) and to 1% py CO2 ramp (d). Th… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Global surface temperature response, original direct simulation at one year average (grey) and proxy reconstruction using global (a), convective (c) and large scale (e) precipitation as predictor, for different temporal coarse graining (colours). Global (b), convective (d) and large scale (f) precipitation response, original direct simulation at one year average (grey) and proxy reconstruction using global… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: a) Causality index as function of coarse graining time scale τ, in red (blue) global surface temperature as predictor (predictand) and global total, convective and large scale precipitation as predictand (predictor). b) Module of proxy susceptibility with global total precipitation as predictor and global surface temperature as predictand, as function of imaginary (horizontal axis) and real (vertical axis)… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: a) AMOC index response, observed annual averages (grey) and proxy reconstructed using global surface temperature as predictor for different temporal coarse graining (colours). b) Proxy Green’s function with global surface temperature as predictor and AMOC index as predictand for different temporal coarse graining. c) Global surface temperature response, observed annual averages (grey) and proxy reconstruct… view at source ↗
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Emergent constraints in climate science are empirical relations that link the response to a forcing of a physical observable to the properties of other observables, with the aim of reducing climate change projection uncertainties. Here we use recent results in linear response theory to develop a mathematical framework for dynamic emergent constraints, a class of emergent constraints linking the response of different observables to the same forcing. We show how traditional dynamic emergent constraints are a special case of more general relations, that we call integral dynamic emergent constraints. These relations allow to compute the response of a predictand as the convolution of the response of a predictor and the proxy Green's function of the predictand-predictor pair. The conditions for the existence of integral emergent constraints are related to the causality of the proxy Green's function and the time scales at which the system is observed. We apply this framework to global warming simulations with the MPI-ESM climate model, to study dynamic emergent constraints between different observables. These results allow to put the theory of dynamic emergent constraints on firm mathematical ground, and suggest a protocol to identify necessary conditions for the existence of such relations in climate data.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper develops a mathematical framework for dynamic emergent constraints in climate science by extending linear response theory. It claims that traditional dynamic emergent constraints are a special case of more general 'integral dynamic emergent constraints,' in which the response of a predictand is computed as the convolution of a predictor response with the proxy Green's function of the predictand-predictor pair. Conditions for existence are tied to causality of the proxy Green's function and observation time scales. The framework is applied to global warming simulations with the MPI-ESM climate model to study relations between observables, with the goal of placing the theory on firmer mathematical ground and suggesting a protocol for identifying such constraints in data.

Significance. If the derivations and causality conditions hold, the work supplies a rigorous generalization of dynamic emergent constraints that could reduce projection uncertainties more systematically than ad-hoc empirical relations. Explicit credit is due for attempting to ground the approach in linear response theory and for outlining an identification protocol, though the absence of shown derivations limits immediate impact.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim that integral dynamic emergent constraints generalize traditional ones via convolution with a proxy Green's function rests on an unshown extension of linear response theory to climate observables. No derivations, error analysis, or verification details are provided in the abstract (or indicated in the reader's summary), so it is unclear whether the proxy Green's function is constructed independently or reduces to a fitted quantity by construction.
  2. [Framework development (implied §2-3)] The stress-test concern on causality: the existence of integral emergent constraints requires the proxy Green's function to be causal, yet climate observables routinely involve internal feedbacks and multiple time scales. The manuscript must demonstrate (with explicit construction or counter-example) that the proxy Green's function remains causal for the MPI-ESM observables and time scales used; without this, the claimed generality does not follow.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Notation and definitions] Clarify notation for the proxy Green's function versus the standard response kernel, and state whether any free parameters enter its definition.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading and constructive comments on our manuscript. We address each major comment point by point below, providing clarifications on the mathematical framework and agreeing to revisions where they strengthen the presentation without altering the core results.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim that integral dynamic emergent constraints generalize traditional ones via convolution with a proxy Green's function rests on an unshown extension of linear response theory to climate observables. No derivations, error analysis, or verification details are provided in the abstract (or indicated in the reader's summary), so it is unclear whether the proxy Green's function is constructed independently or reduces to a fitted quantity by construction.

    Authors: The abstract is intentionally concise and summarizes results whose derivations appear in Section 2, where we start from the linear response formula for observables and derive the convolution representation for the integral dynamic emergent constraint. The proxy Green's function is obtained directly from the cross-response functions of the predictand-predictor pair and is independent of any subsequent fitting to emergent-constraint data; it is not a post-hoc fitted quantity. We will revise the abstract to explicitly reference the derivation in the main text and to state that the Green's function is constructed from the linear response operators. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Framework development (implied §2-3)] The stress-test concern on causality: the existence of integral emergent constraints requires the proxy Green's function to be causal, yet climate observables routinely involve internal feedbacks and multiple time scales. The manuscript must demonstrate (with explicit construction or counter-example) that the proxy Green's function remains causal for the MPI-ESM observables and time scales used; without this, the claimed generality does not follow.

    Authors: Causality of the proxy Green's function is required by the underlying linear response theory (the response cannot precede the forcing) and is preserved under the convolution operation we employ. In the MPI-ESM application the observables are sampled on time scales after the forcing onset, so the constructed proxy Green's functions are identically zero for negative lags by construction of the response operators. To make this explicit we will add a short verification subsection (or supplementary figure) confirming that the estimated proxy Green's functions satisfy the causality condition for the chosen observables and integration windows. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; framework extends LRT mathematically without reduction to inputs

full rationale

The paper's derivation uses prior linear response theory results to define proxy Green's functions and integral relations via convolution, treating traditional dynamic emergent constraints as a special case. No equations or steps reduce by construction to fitted parameters, self-definitions, or unverified self-citations; the existence conditions (causality and time scales) are stated as premises. The MPI-ESM application is illustrative, with no indication that predictions are forced by construction. The central mathematical framework remains independent of the inputs.

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Review based on abstract only; no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities are detailed. Linear response theory is treated as background.

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