Niemeier, Ulrike; Schmidt, Hauke (2017): Changing transport processes in the stratosphere by radiative heating of sulfate aerosols
Niemeier, Ulrike; Schmidt, Hauke (2017): Changing transport processes in the stratosphere by radiative heating of sulfate aerosols. In Atmos. Chem. Phys 17 (24), pp.[nbsp]14871–14886. DOI: 10.5194/acp-17-14871-2017.
„The injection of sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the stratosphere to form an artificial stratospheric aerosol layer is discussed as an option for solar radiation management. Sulfate aerosol scatters solar radiation and absorbs infrared radiation, which warms the stratospheric sulfur layer. Simulations with the general circulation model ECHAM5-HAM, including aerosol microphysics, show consequences of this warming, including changes of the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) in the tropics. The QBO slows down after an injection of 4 Tg(S) yr−1 and completely shuts down after an injection of 8 Tg(S) yr−1.„