Ken should recall that Humpty Dumpt 's assertion did not go unchallenged : > > "The question is," said Alice, "whether you *can* make words mean so many > different things." > "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master— that's all."
On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 2:01:39 AM UTC-5, Ken Caldeira wrote: > > Russell, > > I am prone to side with Humpty Dumpty when it comes to words that do not > yet have a narrow agreed-upon definition. > > "When *I* use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, > "it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less." -- Lewis > Carroll, *Through the Looking Glass*, 1872. > > We are defining "solar geoengineering" in the context of our study. Other > definitions may be appropriate in other contexts. > > Best, > > Ken > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Russell Seitz > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Ken's ERL abstract commences : >> >> Solar geoengineering is the deliberate reduction in the absorption of >>> incoming solar radiation by the Earth's climate system with the aim of >>> reducing impacts of anthropogenic climate change. >> >> >> It is worth noting the unsuble distinction between this global paradigm >> and aiming to reduce the uptake of solar energy to limit warming locally >> for purposes quite unrelated to "the aim of reducing impacts of >> anthropogenic climate change." such as water conservation or mitigating >> urban heat island effects. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "geoengineering" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
