DOI: 10.1016/j.accre.2015.11.002
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84950253093
论文题名: Geoengineering: Basic science and ongoing research efforts in China
作者: Cao L. ; Gao C.-C. ; Zhao L.-Y.
刊名: Advances in Climate Change Research
ISSN: 16749278
出版年: 2015
卷: 6, 期: 2017-03-04 起始页码: 188
结束页码: 196
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Carbon dioxide removal
; Climate change mitigation
; Geoengineering
; Solar geoengineering
英文摘要: Geoengineering (also called climate engineering), which refers to large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system to counteract greenhouse gas-induced warming, has been one of the most rapidly growing areas of climate research as a potential option for tackling global warming. Here, we provide an overview of the scientific background and research progress of proposed geoengineering schemes. Geoengineering can be broadly divided into two categories: solar geoengineering (also called solar radiation management, or SRM), which aims to reflect more sunlight to space, and carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which aims to reduce the CO2 content in the atmosphere. First, we review different proposed geoengineering methods involved in the solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal schemes. Then, we discuss the fundamental science underlying the climate response to the carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management schemes. We focus on two basic issues: 1) climate response to the reduction in solar irradiance and 2) climate response to the reduction in atmospheric CO2. Next, we introduce an ongoing geoengineering research project in China that is supported by National Key Basic Research Program. This research project, being the first coordinated geoengineering research program in China, will systematically investigate the physical mechanisms, climate impacts, and risk and governance of a few targeted geoengineering schemes. It is expected that this research program will help us gain a deep understanding of the physical science underlying geoengineering schemes and the impacts of geoengineering on global climate, in particular, on the Asia monsoon region. © 2015 National Climate Center (China Meteorological Administration). 资助项目: National Natural Science Foundation of China
; National Natural Science Foundation of China
; National Natural Science Foundation of China
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资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/58861
Appears in Collections: 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Department of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Cao L.,Gao C.-C.,Zhao L.-Y.. Geoengineering: Basic science and ongoing research efforts in China[J]. Advances in Climate Change Research,2015-01-01,6(2017-03-04)