This paper is dated Feb 2014. Is it peer reviewed? Was it published and if so where? A quick Google Scholar search throws up nothing.
Robert Chris On Saturday, 10 January 2015 00:23:21 UTC, andrewjlockley wrote: > > (Attached) > > A temporary, moderate, and responsive scenario for solar geoengineering > > David W. Keith and Douglas G. MacMartin > > Abstract > > Evaluation of the risks and benefits of solar geoengineering, or Solar > Radiation Management (SRM) depend on the scenario for its implementation. > Claims that SRM will reduce precipitation, increase ocean acidification, > deplete stratospheric ozone, or that it must be continued forever once > started are not inherent features of SRM but rather depend on the specific > technology and time trajectory for implementation. We argue that the common > assumption that SRM would be used to restore temperatures to preindustrial > is a poor scenario choice on which to base policy-relevant judgments about > the utility of SRM. As a basis for further analysis we provide a scenario > that is temporary in that its end point is zero SRM, is moderate in that it > offsets only half of the growth in other anthropogenic climate forcing, and > is responsive in that it explicitly recognizes that the amount of SRM will > be adjusted in light of new information. We provide specific quantitative > illustrations of such a scenario for the case of stratospheric sulfate > aerosols. > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
