[geo] Fall AGU Session on the Southern Ocean | CLIVAR

2013-09-01 Thread Andrew Lockley
http://www.clivar.org/resources/news/fall-agu-session-southern-ocean Fall AGU Session on the Southern Ocean Session A065: The Southern Ocean: Clouds, Aerosols and the Air-Sea Interface Convenors: C. Bretherton (U. Washington), C. Jakob (Monash U.), P. Quinn (NOAA/PMEL), R. Weller (WHOI) This

[geo] Global solicitation for new ideas is needed more than ever

2013-09-01 Thread Mark Massmann
There are a number of posts, presentations and reports which have claimed that the SRM approach of stratospheric aerosols will definitely work because it would simulate how Mt. Pinatubo's eruption cooled the planet. I maintain that not only is that claim false, but it is making the search for

RE: [geo] Global solicitation for new ideas is needed more than ever

2013-09-01 Thread John Latham
Hello Mark, You are raising an interesting point.We must always be ready to embrace the possibility of superior new ideas, regarding SRM and other issues. However, since you mentioned MCB, which I'm involved with, I'd appreciate your views as to why we should not continue working on this idea,