To assess marine cloud brightening's technical feasibility, we need to know what to study—and when to stop

Diamond, Michael S.; Gettelman, Andrew; Lebsock, Matthew D.; McComiskey, Allison; Russell, Lynn M.; Wood, Robert; Feingold, Graham

doi:10.1073/pnas.2118379119

Title: To assess marine cloud brightening's technical feasibility, we need to know what to study—and when to stop

Journal Article · 18 January 2022 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2118379119 · OSTI ID:1841072

^[1]; Gettelman, Andrew ^[2]; Lebsock, Matthew D. ^[3]; McComiskey, Allison ^[4];

^[5];

^[6]; Feingold, Graham ^[7]

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado , Boulder, CO 80309, Chemical Sciences Laboratory (CSL), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) , Boulder, CO 80305
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research , Boulder, CO 80301
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, CA 91109
Environmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory , Upton, NY 11973
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego , La Jolla, CA 92037
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington , Seattle, WA 98195
Chemical Sciences Laboratory (CSL), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) , Boulder, CO 80305

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Research Organization:: ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1841072

Report Number(s):: BNL-222577-2022-JAAM; e2118379119

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 119; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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