Articles | Volume 12, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2501-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2501-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Brief communication
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27 Jul 2018
Brief communication |
| 27 Jul 2018
| 27 Jul 2018
Brief communication: Understanding solar geoengineering's potential to limit sea level rise requires attention from cryosphere experts
Peter J. Irvine
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
David W. Keith
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
John Moore
Joint Center for Global Change Studies, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi 96101, Finland
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Short summary
Stratospheric aerosol geoengineering, a form of solar geoengineering, is a proposal to add a reflective layer of aerosol to the upper atmosphere. This would reduce sea level rise by slowing the melting of ice on land and the thermal expansion of the oceans. However, there is considerable uncertainty about its potential efficacy. This article highlights key uncertainties in the sea level response to solar geoengineering and recommends approaches to address these in future work.
Stratospheric aerosol geoengineering, a form of solar geoengineering, is a proposal to add a...
