Efficient formation of stratospheric aerosol for climate engineering by emission of condensible vapor from aircraft

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Pierce, Jeffrey R ^a   Weisenstein, Debra K ^b   Heckendorn, Patricia ^c   Peter, Thomas ^c   Keith, David W ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HEATING; SULFUR; VAPORS;

ADVERSE EFFECT; AEROSOL PARTICLES; ALTERNATE METHOD; GEOENGINEERING; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; RADIATIVE HEATING; STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; SULFUR LOADING;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIRCRAFT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; EMISSION INVENTORY; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOSPHERE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 77957711728     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL043975     Document Type: Article

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