Re: [geo] Making Sunsets in San Francisco

2023-04-24 Thread Andrew Lockley
This trash problem is why SATAN used pumps/valves to evacuate the balloon. The limited flow rate available means that this method doesn't work unless they're set to ascend very slowly. Civil airspace rules preclude slow ascent in the UK, so the SATAN canopy burst similarly. A sacrificial carrier ba

[geo] Making Sunsets in San Francisco

2023-04-24 Thread 'Alan Robock ☮' via geoengineering
Dear All, On Friday I attended an event by Making Sunsets in San Francisco. This slide show illustrates my experience, http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/robock/talks/MakeSunsets.pptx While there, Luke Iseman told me that they launched three balloons in Berkeley the day before and that they re