Atmospheric science: Whither geoengineering?

Science

Volumn 320, Issue 5880, 2008, Pages 1166-1167

  Robock, Alan ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; OZONE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING; MITIGATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COOLING; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOLOGY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; OZONE DEPLETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUNLIGHT; VOLCANO; WEATHER;

EID: 46449109053     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1159280     Document Type: Review

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16. I thank R. Salawitch, S. Tilmes, G. Stenchikov, and A. Marquardt for valuable suggestions. Supported by NSF grant ATM-0730452.