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> *To:* Govindasamy Bala
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> *Subject:* Re: [geo] Re: Stratospheric warming, SRM and aerosol injection
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: Stratospheric warming, SRM and aerosol injection events
My understanding is that current consensus is that adding black carbon to the
stratosphere would be a bad idea, so the paper proposing using it for lofting
is unlikely to be implemented.
But what if we used forest fires as a natural(ish) source
My understanding is that current consensus is that adding black carbon to
the stratosphere would be a bad idea, so the paper proposing using it for
lofting is unlikely to be implemented.
But what if we used forest fires as a natural(ish) source of black carbon
for lofting? Are there enough such
Besides the effects on stratospheric circulation and chemistry,
stratospheric warming caused by sulfate aerosols reduces the effectiveness
of what we are trying to achieve. The main intent is to increase sunlight
reflection. Part of this cooling effect is offset by stratospheric warming.
In a 2019
I'm not an expert on atmospheric dynamics, but am aware of some relevant
papers in that general direction.
Gao et al. (2021) looked at "practical" SAI using solar powered lofting
from black carbon particles, partly inspired by the dynamics seen from
large bushfires:
