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Research article
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30 May 2017
Research article |
| 30 May 2017
Thermodynamic and dynamic responses of the hydrological cycle to solar dimming
Jane E. Smyth
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Rick D. Russotto
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Trude Storelvmo
Department of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Short summary
Geoengineering is a controversial proposal to counteract global warming by reducing the incoming solar radiation. Solar dimming could restore preindustrial temperatures, but global rainfall patterns would be altered. We analyze the global rainfall changes in 11 climate model simulations of solar dimming to better understand the underlying processes. We conclude that tropical precipitation would be substantially altered, in part due to changes in the large-scale atmospheric circulation.
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