Field, L.; et al. (2018): Increasing Arctic Sea Ice Albedo Using Localized Reversible Geoengineering
Field, L.; Ivanova, D.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Mlaker, V.; Sholtz, A.; Decca, R. et al. (2018): Increasing Arctic Sea Ice Albedo Using Localized Reversible Geoengineering. In Earth's Future. DOI: 10.1029/2018EF000820.
"In this paper, a novel localized surface albedo modification technique is presented that shows promise as a method to increase multi‐year ice using reflective floating materials, chosen so as to have low subsidiary environmental impact. Detailed climate modeling studying the climate impact of such a method reveals more than 1.5 °C cooler temperatures over a large part of the Arctic when simulating global sea ice albedo modification. In a region north of Barents and Kara Seas temperatures have been reduced by 3 °C and in North Canada by almost 1 °C. Additionally, there are notable increases in sea ice thickness (20‐50 cm Arctic wide) and ice concentration (>15‐20% across large parts of central Arctic). These results suggest that the geoengineering technology proposed in this study may be a viable instrument for restoring Arctic ice. "
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