Advances in Climate Engineering Research

Session ID#: 118900

Session Description:
Climate engineering (sometimes called Solar Radiation Management) involves proposed ideas to temporarily modify Earth's radiation budget, reducing the effects of climate change. Some of the most commonly discussed geoengineering ideas include stratospheric aerosol intervention, marine sky brightening, cirrus cloud thinning, and surface albedo modification. Future decisions about whether and how climate engineering might be deployed need a solid basis in natural science and engineering research. We welcome all contributions focusing on the natural science impacts of climate engineering, including climate modeling studies, engineering investigations, and experimental results. We also encourage novel studies of the economic, social, political, or ethical implications of climate engineering. We especially encourage abstracts from developing countries or underrepresented communities who may be disproportionately affected by climate change.
Index Terms:

1605 Abrupt/rapid climate change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1610 Atmosphere [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1622 Earth system modeling [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]


Primary Convener:  Ben Kravitz, Indiana University Bloomington, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Bloomington, IN, United States
Conveners:  Carla Natalia Gulizia, Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera (CIMA), Buenos Aires, Argentina, Helene Muri, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway and Lili Xia, Rutgers Univ, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Primary Liaison:  Ben Kravitz, Indiana University Bloomington, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Bloomington, IN, United States