Dear Colleagues,
This is a reminder to submit your new work on geoengineering to our
session at the EGU General Assembly, May 2-7, 2010, Vienna. The
abstract deadline is January 18, 2010. We look forward to seeing you
there.
CL3.3 Geoengineering
EGU General Assembly, May 2-7, 2010, Vienna
Convener: Alan Robock
Co-Conveners: Hauke Schmidt, Georgiy Stenchikov, Simone Tilmes
ABSTRACT DEADLINE is January 18, 2010
Click here to submit your abstract:
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/abstractsubmission/2711
Geoengineering schemes have been proposed to temporarily
counteract global warming, as nations work to implement preferred
mitigation strategies - namely, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
While many general geoengineering concepts have been put forward in
recent years, no concrete proposals that address the range of scientific
and social issues related to such activities have been submitted for
consideration. This session focuses on climate modification through the
manipulation of solar energy input to Earth via processes internal or
external to the atmosphere. Several specific schemes along these lines
have been investigated in a preliminary way in terms of basic processes.
Examples include the injection of reflective aerosols into the lower
stratosphere, seeding of marine clouds to modify their albedo, and
placement of mirrors beyond the atmosphere to deflect incoming sunlight.
However, it is now desirable to ask more detailed questions regarding
implementation and expected outcomes. Accordingly, this session invites
papers describing the most recent scientific and engineering results on
solar radiation control strategies. Particularly sought are papers
describing the feasibility, risks, costs, policy implications, and
ethical and political dimensions of global radiation intervention, but
only if the analyses are developed on the basis of sound scientific
findings. While proposed engineering projects may assume regional or
global scales, all of the local, regional and worldwide impacts are open
to consideration, including predictions of changes in climatological,
biological, and social parameters. Presentations of well-developed
designs for laboratory or field experiments relevant to the topics
outlined above are also welcome.
Alan Robock
Alan Robock, Professor II
Director, Meteorology Undergraduate Program
Associate Director, Center for Environmental Prediction
Department of Environmental Sciences Phone: +1-732-932-9800 x6222
Rutgers University Fax: +1-732-932-8644
14 College Farm Road E-mail: [email protected]
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8551 USA http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~robock
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