Dear colleagues,
We invite you to contribute a presentation to session *J-M01,
Geoengineering: Can it limit climate change and its impacts?* at the
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly,
to be held in Melbourne, Australia June 28 - July 7, 2011.
The deadline for abstract submission is Tuesday, February 1, 2011.
Early bird registrations deadline is April 11, 2011.
To submit an abstract, go to http://www.iugg2011.com/program-abstracts.asp
*J-M01, Geoengineering: Can it limit climate change and its impacts?*
*Organisers*:**IAMAS (ICCL), IAVCEI
*Lead Convenors: *Michael MacCracken ( United States of America), Alan
Robock (United States of America)
*Scope*: With the pace of climate change increasing and the array and
magnitude of climate impacts intensifying, increasing attention is being
paid to the potential for limiting the effects of anthropogenic climate
change through large-scale technical means, often called geoengineering.
Possible approaches include deliberately altering the Earth's radiation
balance, and intervening in the carbon cycle or other biogeochemical
cycles, for example via carbon scrubbing and sequestration. Although
specific approaches have been proposed, relatively little is known about
their potential effectiveness for moderating climate change and possible
unintended consequences. Issues of technological feasibility are also
largely unexplored. Papers are invited that describe and address the
potential effectiveness and scientific and technical problems associated
with deliberate climate modification, including enhancement of
terrestrial and oceanic carbon sinks. Possible examples include modeling
studies of the climatic impacts of proposed schemes for altering the
absorption of solar radiation; studies of unintended environmental
consequences; and evaluations of technological feasibility issues.
Papers on historical, ethical, and governance issues are also welcome.
*Keywords*: geoengineering, global warming, climate intervention, carbon
scrubbing, solar radiation management
*Review*: All contributed abstracts will be reviewed by the convenors
*Options*: Accepted abstracts will be presented as either oral or
posters as determined by the convenors. This joint symposium is closely
linked to the Union symposium U-06, which consists of solicited
presentations only.
Alan Robock and Mike MacCracken
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Alan Robock, Professor II (Distinguished Professor)
Editor, Reviews of Geophysics
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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