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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2787-2018
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Research article
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27 Feb 2018
Research article |
| 27 Feb 2018
| 27 Feb 2018
Sulfur deposition changes under sulfate geoengineering conditions: quasi-biennial oscillation effects on the transport and lifetime of stratospheric aerosols
Daniele Visioni
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università dell'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
CETEMPS, Università dell'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Giovanni Pitari
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università dell'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Paolo Tuccella
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università dell'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
CETEMPS, Università dell'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Gabriele Curci
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università dell'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
CETEMPS, Università dell'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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Short summary
Sulfate geoengineering is a proposed technique that would mimic explosive volcanic eruptions by injecting sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the stratosphere to counteract global warming produced by greenhouse gases by reflecting part of the incoming solar radiation. In this study we use two models to simulate how the injected aerosols would react to dynamical changes in the stratosphere (due to the quasi-biennial oscillation - QBO) and how this would affect the deposition of sulfate at the surface.
Sulfate geoengineering is a proposed technique that would mimic explosive volcanic eruptions by...
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