Re: [geo] UK geo field trial

2011-09-02 Thread Emily
dear all, I am keen to offer up a synopsis of the situation to the NGO community - especially around methane. I produced a 3 sider some years ago and it seemed useful, even if somewhat of an unwelcome shock. It did change some things. But new data are available now and a 2 side update would

dumping heat into the deep ocean Re: [geo] GEOENGINEERING IMPLICATIONS: Adapting to Climate Change - Issue 19

2011-09-02 Thread Emily
hi I am very supportive of efforts to actively reduce global warming, but have some concerns about storing heat in the deep ocean (over and above the existing added heat going into the ocean) as it would likely return to the surface so delay rather than avert problems. Heat in the ocean does

Re: [geo] GAO Study

2011-09-02 Thread John Nissen
Hi Wil, There's no mention of methane or cooling the Arctic. Why are these so rarely mentioned in such reports, when arguably the most urgent application for geoengineering is to cool the Arctic and try to prevent a methane excursion? However this document is a fair representation of the state

[geo] Geoengineering session at Planet Under Pressure conference

2011-09-02 Thread Alan Robock
Dear All, I would like to remind you of the following geoengineering session for the Planet Under Pressure conference, to be held in London March 26-29, 2012. The abstract deadline is September 16. http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/session_darton.asp Geoengineering: Engineering

[geo] Preventing Arctic methane release

2011-09-02 Thread John Nissen
Hi all, The Siberian Shelf is the largest continental shelf in the world [1], and includes the Kara Sea and the East Siberian Arctic Shelf (ESAS). Shakhova et al [2] reckon that 50 Gt of methane could be released at any time from the ESAS. They believe that the methane is held back by