[geo] RE: X ray cloud seeding?

2012-12-07 Thread John Latham
Hello Andrew, The conditions inside a Wilson cloud chamber are very different from in the atmosphere.The supersaturations are immense, because all natural CCN have been removed.Only then can Xrays initiate droplets. These conditions dont exist in nature. What is most needed for natural cloud

[geo] Climate Change: A global challenge on the sidelines

2012-12-07 Thread David Stephen
http://www.groundreport.com/Health_and_Science/Climate-Change-A-global-challenge-on-the-sidelines/2949845 The United Nations annual climate change conference is ongoing in Doha, Qatar, hosting about 200 nations, seeking paths for a sustainable environmental future. The conference, known as

[geo] Professor Sir Bob Watson, in his 2012 AGU Union Lecture opines on geoengineering: we need to do the research.

2012-12-07 Thread David Lewis
The 2012 AGU in San Francisco makes many of its presentations available as streaming video on this webpagehttp://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/scientific-program/video-on-demand-lectures-and-sessions/. Professor Sir Bobdiscussed many aspects of climate change. Specifically, at minute 48:50 or so

Re: [geo] Hurricane weakening via Marine Cloud Brightening MCB

2012-12-07 Thread Mike MacCracken
Hi John, Kelly, ad Armand--With respect to hurricane modification, there may be an alternative approach to consider other than cooling the areas where the hurricanes develop. Stu Ostro of The Weather Channel has written a review of this year's hurricane season; see

RE: [geo] Hurricane weakening via Marine Cloud Brightening MCB

2012-12-07 Thread John Latham
Many Thanks, Mike. Interesting! Should certainly be looked in to. All Best, John. John Latham Address: P.O. Box 3000,MMM,NCAR,Boulder,CO 80307-3000 Email: lat...@ucar.edu or john.latha...@manchester.ac.uk Tel: (US-Work) 303-497-8182 or (US-Home) 303-444-2429 or (US-Cell) 303-882-0724