Tilmes, Simone; et al. (2017): Sensitivity of aerosol distribution and climate response to stratospheric SO2 injection locations

Tilmes, Simone; Richter, Jadwiga H.; Mills, Michael J.; Kravitz, Ben; MacMartin, Douglas G.; Vitt, Francis et al. (2017): Sensitivity of aerosol distribution and climate response to stratospheric SO2 injection locations. In J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. DOI: 10.1002/2017JD026888.

„Here, we use CESM1(WACCM) to explore the impact of continuous single grid point SO₂ injections at 7 different latitudes and 2 altitudes in the stratosphere on aerosol distribution and climate. For each of the 14 locations, 3 different constant SO₂ emission rates were tested to identify linearity in aerosol burden, aerosol optical depth, and climate effects. We found that injections at 15°[nbsp]N and 15°[nbsp]S and at 25 km altitude have equal or greater effect on radiation and surface temperature than injections at the equator.“

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