Solar Radiation Geoengineering - Marine Cloud Brightening

Question 1

Define

Answer 1

Involving ships spraying saltwater into clouds above the sea.

Question 2

What do salt particles do?

Answer 2

Help condense water vapor into liquid.

Question 3

Purpose

Answer 3

With more water, clouds would appear larger and brighter - thus reflecting sunlight.

Question 4

Advantage

Answer 4

This could be much more localised than Aerosol Injection.

Question 5

Side-effect

Answer 5

This has negative effects on weather patterns, ocean biology, as well as the fact that it won’t help solve global warming.

Question 6

First proposed by

Answer 6

John Latham in 1990