IWG6
Entropy Production in BioGeophysical Systems

Main Organiser
Ralph Lorenz
Lunar and Planetary Lab, University of Arizona
LPL,1629E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ85721, USA
rlorenz@lpl.arizona.edu

Co-Organiser(s)
Hisashi Ozawa
Institute for Global Change Research/FRSGC
ozawa@jamstec.go.jp

Graham Farquhar
Research School of Biological Sciences, Australia National University
farquhar@rsbs.anu.edu.au

Brief Description
This session explores new developments and ideas relating to the hypothesis of 'maximum entropy production' in complex systems, notably the terrestrial climate. Thermodynamic aspects of fluid circulations and meteorological processes, water vapor and other physical feedbacks, and biological feedbacks such as those in 'Daisyworld' models will be considered, as well as the information-theory aspects and thermodynamic approaches to other systems such as granular flow and earthquakes.