Problems with geoengineering schemes to combat climate change

Current Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-48

  Bala, G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Climate change; Geoengineering schemes; Global warming; Ocean acidification

Indexed keywords

EID: 60349098769     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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