Dear colleagues, For the "Geoengineering Our Climate?" working paper series, Alan Robock (Rutgers) and Ben Kravitz (PNNL) have written an opinion article *"Use of Models, Analogs and Field-tests for Geoengineering Research"*. Below is an excerpt from the introduction (in lieu of an abstract):
" ...How then can geoengineering be studied? One obvious technique is to > use global climate models (“indoor” research) to simulate various proposed > geoengineering schemes, such as adding aerosols to the stratosphere to > reflect incoming sunlight or adding sea salt to marine stratus clouds to > brighten them. Since these two techniques mimic volcanic eruptions and > ship tracks, another suggestion is to study those phenomena as analogs to > geoengineering. There have also been several suggestions for field > experiments, as well as some small scale tests (“outdoor” research), to > learn about geoengineering. In this article, we review these different > research methods, commenting on their utility, safety, ethics, and > governance. We also discuss natural analogs for geoengineering, such as > the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo and the observation of ship tracks, > highlighting both their utility in learning about the effects of > geoengineering and their limits in providing knowledge. As we will > demonstrate, geoengineering research is inseparable from climate research." > The article can be read and downloaded (as PDF) at: http://geoengineeringourclimate.com/2013/10/29/use-of-models-analogs-and-field-tests-for-geoengineering-research/ . Best wishes to all, Sean Low -- 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 geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
