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View article: Potential impacts of climate interventions on marine ecosystems
Potential impacts of climate interventions on marine ecosystems Open
View article: Supplementary material to "G6-1.5K-SAI and G6sulfur: changes in impacts and uncertainty depending on stratospheric aerosol injection strategy in the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project"
Supplementary material to "G6-1.5K-SAI and G6sulfur: changes in impacts and uncertainty depending on stratospheric aerosol injection strategy in the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project" Open
View article: G6-1.5K-SAI and G6sulfur: changes in impacts and uncertainty depending on stratospheric aerosol injection strategy in the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project
G6-1.5K-SAI and G6sulfur: changes in impacts and uncertainty depending on stratospheric aerosol injection strategy in the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project Open
We report initial results for G6-1.5K-SAI, a climate model experiment proposed by the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP). G6-1.5K-SAI, which simulates a stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) to limit global warming to ∼ …
View article: Global and regional thermosteric and dynamic sea level change under stratospheric aerosol injection
Global and regional thermosteric and dynamic sea level change under stratospheric aerosol injection Open
Sea level rise (SLR) is a global concern in the era of climate change, prompting the exploration of interventions such as solar radiation modification through stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI). This intervention could affect the physic…
View article: Future Intensity‐Duration‐Frequency Curves of Extreme Precipitation in the Midwest United States From Convection‐Permitting Modeling
Future Intensity‐Duration‐Frequency Curves of Extreme Precipitation in the Midwest United States From Convection‐Permitting Modeling Open
During the last four decades, global warming has statistically significant intensified extreme precipitation events in the Midwestern United States (defined here as the region covering Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky), leading to inc…
View article: Using optimization tools to explore stratospheric aerosol injection strategies
Using optimization tools to explore stratospheric aerosol injection strategies Open
Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), as a possible supplement to emission reduction, has the potential to reduce some of the impacts associated with climate change. However, the outcomes will depend on how it is deployed: not just how mu…
View article: Supplementary material to "Assessing the Impact of Solar Climate Intervention on Future U.S. Weather Using a Convection-Permitting WRF Model"
Supplementary material to "Assessing the Impact of Solar Climate Intervention on Future U.S. Weather Using a Convection-Permitting WRF Model" Open
View article: Assessing the Impact of Solar Climate Intervention on Future U.S. Weather Using a Convection-Permitting WRF Model
Assessing the Impact of Solar Climate Intervention on Future U.S. Weather Using a Convection-Permitting WRF Model Open
A primary solar climate intervention (SCI) strategy is stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI). SAI would increase the number of small reflective particles (aerosols) in the upper atmosphere to reduce climate warming by reflecting more incom…
View article: Assessing changes in atmospheric rivers under stratospheric aerosol injection using ARISE-SAI-1.5
Assessing changes in atmospheric rivers under stratospheric aerosol injection using ARISE-SAI-1.5 Open
In a warming climate, where climate adaptation and mitigation strategies are increasingly critical, understanding changes in major global atmospheric moisture transport mechanisms, such as atmospheric rivers (ARs), is essential for assessi…
View article: A Climate Intervention Dynamical Emulator (CIDER) for Scenario Space Exploration
A Climate Intervention Dynamical Emulator (CIDER) for Scenario Space Exploration Open
Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) is a form of climate intervention that has been proposed as a way to reflect incoming solar radiation in order to provide a cooling effect and offset some of the impacts of greenhouse gas warming. Many…
View article: First Simulations of Feedback Algorithm‐Regulated Marine Cloud Brightening
First Simulations of Feedback Algorithm‐Regulated Marine Cloud Brightening Open
Feedback control algorithms are important tools in climate intervention simulation design because they facilitate “top‐down” design, in which climate goals (often temperatures) are prescribed and a strategy chosen to meet the target. This …
View article: Precursors to Extreme Wintertime Cold in the Midwest United States
Precursors to Extreme Wintertime Cold in the Midwest United States Open
Cold air outbreaks (CAOs) are extreme weather events that affect millions of people every winter, including those in the US Midwest. Per our criteria (a sufficiently cold event over a wide area and a long period), we identified 43 winterti…
View article: How to address solar geoengineering’s transparency problem
How to address solar geoengineering’s transparency problem Open
View article: Using Optimization Tools to Explore Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Strategies
Using Optimization Tools to Explore Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Strategies Open
Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), as a possible supplement to emission reduction, has the potential to reduce some of the impacts associated with climate change. However, the outcomes will depend on how it is deployed: not just how mu…
View article: Future intensity-duration-frequency curves of extreme precipitation in the Midwest United States from convection-permitting modelling
Future intensity-duration-frequency curves of extreme precipitation in the Midwest United States from convection-permitting modelling Open
View article: DiffESM: Conditional Emulation of Temperature and Precipitation in Earth System Models With 3D Diffusion Models
DiffESM: Conditional Emulation of Temperature and Precipitation in Earth System Models With 3D Diffusion Models Open
Earth system models (ESMs) are essential for understanding the interaction between human activities and the Earth's climate. However, the computational demands of ESMs often limit the number of simulations that can be run, hindering the ro…
View article: Potential effects of climate change and solar radiation modification on renewable energy resources
Potential effects of climate change and solar radiation modification on renewable energy resources Open
View article: DiffESM: Conditional Emulation of Temperature and Precipitation in Earth System Models with 3D Diffusion Models
DiffESM: Conditional Emulation of Temperature and Precipitation in Earth System Models with 3D Diffusion Models Open
Earth System Models (ESMs) are essential for understanding the interaction between human activities and the Earth's climate. However, the computational demands of ESMs often limit the number of simulations that can be run, hindering the ro…
View article: Projected impact of solar radiation modification geoengineering on water deficit risk over major Central African river basins
Projected impact of solar radiation modification geoengineering on water deficit risk over major Central African river basins Open
The economy of Central African countries strongly depends on rain-fed agriculture and hydropower generation. However, most countries in this subregion do not yet have the irrigation technologies that are already applied in many more advanc…
View article: First simulations of feedback algorithm-regulated marine cloud brightening
First simulations of feedback algorithm-regulated marine cloud brightening Open
View article: Incorporating Climate Engineering into Secondary Education: A New Direction for Indiana’s Science Classrooms
Incorporating Climate Engineering into Secondary Education: A New Direction for Indiana’s Science Classrooms Open
Climate change represents a significant existential challenge in modern times, with widespread anxiety over its impacts. There's a growing desire among students to explore climate solutions and identify actions they can personally undertak…
View article: Muddling through Climate Change: A Qualitative Exploration of India and U.S. Climate Experts’ Perspectives on Solutions, Pathways, and Barriers
Muddling through Climate Change: A Qualitative Exploration of India and U.S. Climate Experts’ Perspectives on Solutions, Pathways, and Barriers Open
Climate solutions related to mitigation and adaptation vary across the United States and India, given their unique current socio-political–technological abilities and their histories. Here, we discuss results from online face-to-face inter…
View article: Kicking the can down the road: understanding the effects of delaying the deployment of stratospheric aerosol injection
Kicking the can down the road: understanding the effects of delaying the deployment of stratospheric aerosol injection Open
Climate change is a prevalent threat, and it is unlikely that current mitigation efforts will be enough to avoid unwanted impacts. One potential option to reduce climate change impacts is the use of stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI). E…
View article: Different Strategies of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Would Significantly Affect Climate Extreme Mitigation
Different Strategies of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Would Significantly Affect Climate Extreme Mitigation Open
Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) has been proposed as a potential supplement to mitigate some climate impacts of anthropogenic warming. Using Community Earth System Model ensemble simulation results, we analyze the response of tempera…
View article: Emulating inconsistencies in stratospheric aerosol injection
Emulating inconsistencies in stratospheric aerosol injection Open
Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) would involve the addition of sulfate aerosols in the stratosphere to reflect part of the incoming solar radiation, thereby cooling the climate. Studies trying to explore the impacts of SAI have often …
View article: Rethinking the Susceptibility‐Based Strategy for Marine Cloud Brightening Climate Intervention: Experiment With CESM2 and Its Implications
Rethinking the Susceptibility‐Based Strategy for Marine Cloud Brightening Climate Intervention: Experiment With CESM2 and Its Implications Open
Previous modeling studies indicate that even though marine cloud brightening under a susceptibility‐based strategy is effective in reducing the global average surface temperature, it triggers a La Niña‐like sea‐surface temperature response…
View article: The Potential of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection to Reduce the Climatic Risks of Explosive Volcanic Eruptions
The Potential of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection to Reduce the Climatic Risks of Explosive Volcanic Eruptions Open
Sulfur‐rich volcanic eruptions happen sporadically. If Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) were to be deployed, it is likely that explosive volcanic eruptions would happen during such a deployment. Here we use an ensemble of Earth System…
View article: Climate impact of marine cloud brightening solar climate intervention under a susceptibility based strategy simulated by CESM2
Climate impact of marine cloud brightening solar climate intervention under a susceptibility based strategy simulated by CESM2 Open
The efficiency of marine cloud brightening in cooling Earth’s surface temperature is investigated by using a medium ensemble of simulations with the Community Earth System Model version 2 (CESM2). Various cloud seeding schemes based on sus…
View article: G6-1.5K-SAI: a new Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) experiment integrating recent advances in solar radiation modification studies
G6-1.5K-SAI: a new Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) experiment integrating recent advances in solar radiation modification studies Open
The Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) has proposed multiple model experiments during phases 5 and 6 of the Climate Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP), with the latest set of model experiments proposed in 2015. With ph…
View article: Rethinking the susceptibility-based strategy for marine cloud brightening climate intervention: experiment with CESM2 and its implications
Rethinking the susceptibility-based strategy for marine cloud brightening climate intervention: experiment with CESM2 and its implications Open
Previous modeling studies indicate that even though marine cloud brightening under a susceptibility-based strategy is effective in reducing the global average surface temperature, it triggers a La Niña-like sea-surface temperature response…