Marine Cloud Brightening workshop report available

Clouds reflect some sunlight back into space, and increasing their brightness may reflect more energy. Credit: DOE, NOAA

MCB refers to the deliberate injection of aerosol particles into marine clouds to increase their reflection of solar radiation to temporarily cool the planet while decarbonization efforts are pursued. A workshop was conducted to assess the state of knowledge in the field, and to provide a possible research path toward reducing unknowns in key components of the underlying physical science. This three-day workshop took place in April 2022 and was jointly sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE)’s Atmospheric System Research (ASR) program and NOAA's Earth's Radiation Budget (ERB) program.

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