Alan Robock is probably in the best position to answer this question, but I
send this out more broadly to see if there are other viewpoints.
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It has been suggested that it would be useful to test climate models with
data that reflects influences of weather (e.g., planting and harvest dates,
Dear Ken,
I'm not sure I understand the question. It seems very broad. But
certainly studying past volcanic eruptions teaches us about the climate
response stratospheric aerosols. If models simulate them correctly, it
gives us more confidence in the simulations of permanent layers we
wish
Sorry about not being specific enough. I wasn't asking about utility of
doing simulations, I was asking about utility of assembling heterogeneous
and necessarily largely local data sets. My question is:
Is there much utility in assembling heterogeneous data sets spanning
volcanic years of things
Ken and list:
1. I have enjoyed the Pongratz article sent recently which is the subject of
this NPR interview given below. In it, Dr. Pongratz, you and your co-authors
did a pretty good job of separating SRM from Geoengineering. (I don't think
the phrase CDR appeared, however) This is to
Here's the link to the modified geoengineering game
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LD7LGR8
You're free to play it, and to distribute it more generally. Please keep
in touch about the uses it is put to, and any comments you receive.
Thanks to everyone who helped with the development program.
I am traveling and have not had a chance to read the Pongratz article
closely yet, but it looks like the comparison is between a control
scenario, a 2xCO2 world, and a 2xCO2 + stratospheric aerosols world.
This is common practice, and the analytical logic is clear, however
presenting model runs
Josh:
After all, almost no
one is arguing for intervention without emissions cuts.
No, but I and others have been *predicting* it for years...because
emissions cuts may well take decades. Even the panic I expect in the 2020s
won't change matters swiftly.
Gregory Benford
On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at
That may be, but few of us want it (okay, maybe Newt Gingrich).
On 1/24/12, Gregory Benford xbenf...@gmail.com wrote:
Josh:
After all, almost no
one is arguing for intervention without emissions cuts.
No, but I and others have been *predicting* it for years...because
emissions cuts may
