Month: August 2012

Latham, John; et al. (2012): Weakening of hurricanes via marine cloud brightening (MCB)

Latham, John; Parkes, Ben; Gadian, Alan; Salter, Stephen (2012): Weakening of hurricanes via marine cloud brightening (MCB). In: Atmosph. Sci. Lett, S. n/a. DOI[nbsp] 10.1002/asl.402

Not labeled as CE but works with cloud whitening. “This paper examines the potential to cool ocean surface waters in regions of hurricane genesis and early development.”

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McClellan, Justin; et al. (2012): Cost analysis of stratospheric albedo modification delivery systems

McClellan, Justin; Keith, David W.; Apt, Jay (2012): Cost analysis of stratospheric albedo modification delivery systems. In: Environ. Res. Lett 7 (3), pp. 34019.DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/034019

Aerosol SRM cost analysis. “We perform engineering cost analyses of systems capable of delivering 1–5[nbsp]million metric tonnes (Mt) of albedo modification material to altitudes of 18–30[nbsp]km.”

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Integrated Assessment of Geoengineering Proposals (IAGP)

“Integrated Assessment of Geoengineering Proposals (IAGP) is a[nbsp]four year research project,[nbsp](October 2010 to September 2014) and is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). [nbsp]IAGP brings together a broad range of expertise, from climate modelling to philosophy and engineering to public perceptions to conduct an objective, policy-relevant assessment of geoengineering proposals.”

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Cao, Long; et al. (2012): Climate response to changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and solar irradiance on the time scale of days to weeks

Cao, Long; Bala, Govindasamy; Caldeira, Ken (2012): Climate response to changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and solar irradiance on the time scale of days to weeks. In: Environ. Res. Lett 7 (3), pp. 34015. DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/034015

“In this study, we investigate climate response on the time scale of days to weeks to a step-function quadrupling of atmospheric CO2 and contrast this with the response to a 4% increase in solar irradiance.”

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Ianson, Debby; et al. (2012): The effect of vertical and horizontal dilution on fertilized patch experiments

Ianson, Debby; Völker, Christoph David; Denman, Kenneth L. L.; Kunze, Eric; Steiner, Nadja Stefanie (2012): The effect of vertical and horizontal dilution on fertilized patch experiments. In: Global Biogeochem. Cycles. DOI 10.1029/2010GB004008

“Efficiency of carbon export decreases for increased size of fertilized patch – Lateral supply of silicic acid is critical to blooms in iron-fertilized patches – Carbon export resulting from iron fertilization is minimal”

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