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Solar Radiation Modification Slows Down Permafrost Carbon Loss
2020<p>&#160; &#160; Circumpolar permafrost is degrading under anthropogenic global warming, thus the large amount of soil organic carbon in it would be vulnerable to microbial decomposition and further aggravating future warming.
Yangxin Chen, Duoying Ji
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Solar Radiation Modification and Loss and Damage: Mapping Interactions between Climate Responses
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020This paper explores two related lines of inquiry regarding the relationship between solar radiation modification (SRM) (a form climate geoengineering) and climate loss and damage. First, SRM can be understood as a response measure that seeks to avert, minimize or address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change. For example,
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ENHANCEMENT OF SOLAR RADIATION REFLECTIVITY WITH MICROSCALE AND NANOSCALE STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS
2023Sunlight is the greatest source of energy and, also, the strongest natural source of heat. In order to advance the real-world adaptation of energy-saving and thermoregulating textiles, limitations such as form factors, application methods, and material sustainability must be addressed.
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Astronomical Engineering Revisited: Planetary Orbit Modification Using Solar Radiation Pressure
Astrophysics and Space Science, 2002As the Sun evolves along the main sequence its luminosity will grow, leading to a steadily increasing solar flux at the Earth with corresponding catastrophic consequences for the biosphere. A novel means of avoiding this terminal route to human evolution has recently been proposed by Korycansky et al. which utilises a series of grazing fly-pasts of the
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Understanding terrestrial ecosystems response to solar radiation modification
Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) ranks among the most promising geoengineering approaches. Given that SRM scenarios are plausible, current understanding of its impacts relies heavily on model projections. However, significant risks emerge from limited knowledge and substantial model uncertainties, especially regarding terrestrial ecosystems, which ...Yuan Zhang +3 more
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State of the Science Fact Sheet: Solar Radiation Modification
Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) refers to deliberate, large-scale actions intended to decrease global average surface temperatures by increasing the refection of sunlight away from the Earth. Proposed SRM methods involve the use of aerosols (small particles) or other materials to increase the reflectivity of the atmosphere, clouds, or Earth’s ...openaire +1 more source
Effects of solar radiation modification on the ocean carbon cycle: An earth system modeling study
Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters, 2022Xiaoyu Jin, Long Cao
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Solar Radiation Modification: No Substitute for Real Climate Action
Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) technologies—such as Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) and Marine Cloud Brightening (MCB) are speculative concepts that aim to temporarily lower global temperatures by reflecting solar radiation back into space. These approaches do not reduce greenhouse gas concentrations—the root cause of climate change—nor do ...openaire +1 more source