Does anyone believe this paper? Certainly the meteorology is suspect. Alan
Alan Robock, Distinguished Professor Department of Environmental Sciences Rutgers University 14 College Farm Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901 [email protected] http://people.envsci.rutgers.edu/robock http://twitter.com/AlanRobock 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN! ☮ Watch my 18 min TEDx talk at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsrEk1oZ-54 Sent from my iPhone. +1-732-881-1610 > On Sep 7, 2018, at 5:57 PM, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Poster's note: relevant to the understanding of geoengineering analogues, and > also potentially modifiable as a distribution technique > > https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/547176/electrostatic-levitation-of-volcanic-ash-into-the > > RESEARCH ARTICLE|AUGUST 21, 2018 > Electrostatic levitation of volcanic ash into the ionosphere and its abrupt > effect on climate > Matthew J. Genge > Geology (2018) > https://doi.org/10.1130/G45092.1 > Article history > Standard View > PDF LinkPDF > Cite > Share Icon Share > Tools Icon Tools > Large volcanic eruptions cause short-term climate change owing to the > convective rise of fine ash and aerosols into the stratosphere. Volcanic > plumes are, however, also associated with large net electrical charges that > can also in infuence the dynamics of their ash particles. Here I show that > electrostatic levitation of ash from plumes with a net charge is capable of > injecting volcanic particles <500 nm in diameter into the ionosphere in large > eruptions lasting more than a few hours. Measured disturbances in the > ionosphere during eruptions, and the first discovery of polar mesospheric > clouds after the A.D. 1883 Krakatau (Indonesia) eruption, are both consistent > with levitation of ash into the mesosphere. Supervolcano eruptions are likely > to inject signicant quantities of charged ash into the ionosphere, resulting > in disturbance or collapse of the global electrical circuit on time scales of > 102 s. Because atmospheric electrical potential moderates cloud formation, > large eruptions may have abrupt effects on climate through radiative forcing. > Average air temperature and precipitation records from the 1883 eruption of > Krakatau are consistent with a sudden effect on climate. > © The Authos > Archive > Early Publication > About the Journal > Geology Science Editors > Instructions for Authors > Permissions > About the Society > Events > Join the Society > Publisher Bookstore > Publisher Homepage > Contact the Society > Open Access Policy > > Online ISSN 1943-2682Print ISSN 0091-7613Copyright © 2018 Geological Society > of America > Explore > Journals > Books > GeoRef > OpenGeoSci > Connect > Facebook > Twitter > YouTube > Resources > Information for Librarians > Information for Publishers > Manage Account > Manage Email Alerts > Help > Get Adobe Reader > About > Contact Us > GeoScienceWorld > Journals > eBook Collections > GeoRef > Subscribe > > 1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1500 > McLean, Va 22102 > Telephone: 1-800-341-1851 > Copyright © 2018 GeoScienceWorld > > -- > 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. -- 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.
