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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2787-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2787-2018
Research article
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27 Feb 2018
Research article |  | 27 Feb 2018

Sulfur deposition changes under sulfate geoengineering conditions: quasi-biennial oscillation effects on the transport and lifetime of stratospheric aerosols

Daniele Visioni, Giovanni Pitari, Paolo Tuccella, and Gabriele Curci

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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.
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