On 8/8/09 6:48 AM, "Stephen Salter" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > If we do not like the results of a treatment pattern that replicates el > Nino then we move the flotilla to the other side of the Pacific to get a > controlled amount of la Nina. My own view is that a steady state is > usually better than an oscillation and I would like to position vessels > to apply a bit of damping. > Dear Stephen--On the question of steady state, for the Pacific region undergoing El Nino/Southern Oscillation, I would venture to say they depend on the oscillation, and steady conditions would be a real disaster, over watering some regions and underwatering others (or are those words synonyms?)--giving too much precipitation too consistently and too little to others, also too consistently. Given the size of the region and the amount of precipitation, the only way to get enough to virtually everyone is for there to be an oscillation. Best, Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
