Can oceanic foams limit global warming?

被引：15

作者：

Evans, J. R. G. ^{[1
]}

Stride, E. P. J. ^{[2
]}

Edirisinghe, M. J. ^{[2
]}

Andrews, D. J. ^{[2
]}

Simons, R. R. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] UCL, Dept Chem, London WC1H 0AJ, England

[2] UCL, Dept Mech Engn, London WC1E 7JE, England

[3] UCL, Dept Civil Environm & Geomat Engn, London WC1E 6BT, England

来源：

CLIMATE RESEARCH | 2010年 / 42卷 / 02期

关键词：

Ocean albedo; Foam; Bubble generation; Cloud brightening; COAXIAL ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC ATOMIZATION; ALBEDO-ENHANCEMENT; SEA FOAM; CLIMATE-CHANGE; REFLECTANCE; GENERATION; SURFACE; CLOUDS; MICROBUBBLES; AEROSOLS;

D O I：

10.3354/cr00885

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

When the diverse methods proposed for solar radiation management are surveyed, a relatively simple, environmentally acceptable, double-acting mechanism for increasing the earth's albedo emerges. It is a low-level environmental intervention that enhances a mechanism already active in nature by increasing the foam fraction of the ocean surface. Bubble rafts increase the optical reflectivity of the ocean and when bubbles burst, they launch seasalt particles that loft and increase the number concentration of cloud droplets in the marine boundary layer, thus increasing the reflectivity of stratocumulus. A strategy based on recent research for producing microbubbles appears to be the best option for large-scale use.

引用

页码：155 / 160

页数：6

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