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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2955-2018
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Stopping the flood: could we use targeted geoengineering to mitigate sea level rise?
Michael J. Wolovick
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences Program, Department of Geosciences,
Princeton University, GFDL, 201 Forrestal Road, Princeton, NJ
08540, USA
John C. Moore
College of Global Change and Earth System Science,
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Arctic Centre,
University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
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- Targeted Geoengineering: Local Interventions with Global Implications J. Moore et al. 10.1111/1758-5899.12867
- The potential for stabilizing Amundsen Sea glaciers via underwater curtains M. Wolovick et al. 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad103
- Vatnajökull Mass Loss Under Solar Geoengineering Due to the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation C. Yue et al. 10.1029/2021EF002052
- Greenland Ice Sheet Response to Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Geoengineering J. Moore et al. 10.1029/2019EF001393
- EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY OF REGULAR ARRAYS AND WAVY CHANNELS S. Gluzman 10.1134/S0021894424020135
- Stabilizing the West Antarctic Ice Sheet by surface mass deposition J. Feldmann et al. 10.1126/sciadv.aaw4132
- Reducing sea level rise with submerged barriers and dams in Greenland J. Hunt & E. Byers 10.1007/s11027-018-9831-y
- A survey of interventions to actively conserve the frozen North A. van Wijngaarden et al. 10.1007/s10584-024-03705-6
- Potential ecological impacts of climate intervention by reflecting sunlight to cool Earth P. Zarnetske et al. 10.1073/pnas.1921854118
- Brief communication: A submarine wall protecting the Amundsen Sea intensifies melting of neighboring ice shelves Ö. Gürses et al. 10.5194/tc-13-2317-2019
- Glacier geoengineering to address sea-level rise: A geotechnical approach A. Lockley et al. 10.1016/j.accre.2020.11.008
- ‘Tipping points’ confuse and can distract from urgent climate action R. Kopp et al. 10.1038/s41558-024-02196-8
- A systematic literature review considering the implementation of planetary geoengineering techniques for the mitigation of sea-level rise R. Minunno et al. 10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104431
- The polar regions in a 2°C warmer world E. Post et al. 10.1126/sciadv.aaw9883
- Climate intervention on a high-emissions pathway could delay but not prevent West Antarctic Ice Sheet demise J. Sutter et al. 10.1038/s41558-023-01738-w
- Thermosteric and dynamic sea level under solar geoengineering C. Yue et al. 10.1038/s41612-023-00466-4
- Alfred Marshall, Evolutionary Economics and Climate Change S. Dow 10.1080/09538259.2021.1987088
- Cooling down the world oceans and the earth by enhancing the North Atlantic Ocean current J. Hunt et al. 10.1007/s42452-019-1755-y
- History, mass loss, structure, and dynamic behavior of the Antarctic Ice Sheet R. Bell & H. Seroussi 10.1126/science.aaz5489
- Towards an Antarctic scenarios integrated framework B. Frame 10.1080/2154896X.2020.1757822
- Feasibility of ice sheet conservation using seabed anchored curtains B. Keefer et al. 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad053
- Mitigating ice sheets and mountain glaciers melt with geoengineering F. Wang et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178450
- Active ice sheet conservation cannot stop the retreat of Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, Greenland L. Zhao et al. 10.1038/s43247-025-02120-8
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Short summary
In this paper, we explore the possibility of using locally targeted geoengineering to slow the rate of an ice sheet collapse. We find that an intervention as big as existing large civil engineering projects could have a 30 % probability of stopping an ice sheet collapse, while larger interventions have better odds of success. With more research to improve upon the simple designs we considered, it may be possible to perfect a design that was both achievable and had good odds of success.
In this paper, we explore the possibility of using locally targeted geoengineering to slow the...
