Cost analysis of stratospheric albedo modification delivery systems

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  McClellan, Justin ^a   Keith, David W ^b   Apt, Jay ^c  

^a AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

albedo modification; geoengineering; high altitude aircraft; solar radiation management

Indexed keywords

AIRSHIPS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COST ACCOUNTING; GREENHOUSE GASES; ROCKETS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TENSILE STRENGTH; WAGES;

ALBEDO MODIFICATION; COST ESTIMATING RELATIONSHIPS; GEOENGINEERING; HIGH OPERATING PRESSURE; HIGH-ALTITUDE AIRCRAFTS; RADIATION MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY; TESTING AND EVALUATION;

COST ESTIMATING;

ALBEDO; ALTITUDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LAND SURFACE; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 84866322494     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/034019     Document Type: Article

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