Impact of idealized future stratospheric aerosol injection on the large-scale ocean and land carbon cycles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 2-27

  Tjiputra, J F ^a   Grini, A ^b   Lee, H ^a  

^a BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

climate engineering; Earth system model; future scenario; land carbon cycle; ocean biogeochemistry; stratospheric aerosol injection

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENGINEERING; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL WARMING; OPEN OCEAN; POLAR REGION; SOFTWARE; STRATOSPHERE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84958110419     PISSN: 21698953     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JG003045     Document Type: Article

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