I suggested the same cloud seeding strategy a month ago. Somebody authoritative said that the biggest snowfall recorded over the alaskan arctic caused the biggest melt water recorded during the spring. That's anecdotal evidence but I dropped the idea of working on that anyway.
There wont be a melt water problem if clouds are seeded over large parts of the gulfstream to cool it and the winds that blow off it. On Dec 15, 5:47 am, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> wrote: > I note the use of cloud seeding by the Chinese, and its unexpected effect in > causing huge snowfalls in Beijing. It seems that there may be two useful > geoengineering approaches with this technique, and I'd be interested in > hearing comments. > > 1) Rebuild ice - by inducing snowfalls over Greenland, Antarctica and the > Arctic, it would perhaps be possible to maintain ice. In Greenland, where > the height of the ice cap is critical, this would seem a particularly > appealing prospect. > 2) Albedo modification - Fresh snow is whiter than old snow, especially in > polluted areas. Is the albedo change worth pursuing? My guess is not. > HOWEVER, I suspect that triggering significant autumn and spring snowfalls > in permafrost regions, we could potentially significantly modify albedo. > > I invite comments. > > A -- 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.
