= Bradford J. Foley
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<Bradford J. Foley> coauthored models coupling planetary cooling, melt production and the <carbon cycle> on <stagnant-lid planets>. The model balances volcanic <carbon dioxide> supply against weathering and tests conditions compatible with a temperate surface.<Carbon Cycling and Habitability of Earth-Sized Stagnant Lid Planets by Bradford J. Foley and Andrew J. Smye>[Abstract: coupled thermal evolution, degassing and weathering limits]{ref}
The result makes <plate tectonics> a physical variable to test in a habitability model, rather than an automatic prerequisite. Initial heat and carbon inventories remain important assumptions.
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