Dr Salter et al., With the growth of the Indo-Pacific warm pool, we are seeing a very significant amount of photosynthesis being taken out of the equation as the warm water pushes the nutrients below the photic zone.
As such, Marine Cloud Brightening does potentially have a significant pH adjustment factor in that it can help maintain photosynthesis, and thus CO2 removal, over wide areas. That may be a second order effect consideration yet, at the scale that were talking about, that does represent adjusting the surface pH over vast areas of the ocean. At the third order effect level, Marine Cloud Brightening's potential ability to modulate the ENSO would have a direct link to pH adjustment across the sub equatorial Pacific which would benefit some of the most important fisheries on the planet. Again, that will help maintain healthy pH while providing other environmental and economic services. The system of systems thinking approach is a messy job yet the importance of Marine Cloud Brightening, at the system of systems level, cannot be discounted. IMMHO. Highest regards, Michael -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
