Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Impacts of hemispheric solar geoengineering on tropical cyclone frequency

  • Anthony C. Jones,
  • James M. Haywood,
  • Nick Dunstone,
  • Kerry Emanuel,
  • Matthew K. Hawcroft,
  • Kevin I. Hodges,
  • Andy Jones

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01606-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Solar geoengineering has been proposed as a means of mitigating the warming effects of climate change, yet the consequences of such action remain uncertain. Here, using a general circulation model, the authors evaluate the effect of stratospheric aerosol injection on tropical cyclone activity.