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In the context of which of the following do some scientists suggest the use of cirrus cloud thinning technique and the injection of sulphate aerosols into the stratosphere?
PRELIMS 2019 · ENVIRONMENT
In the context of which of the following do some scientists suggest the use of cirrus clo…
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• Correct Answer: D
• Cirrus cloud thinning and stratospheric sulphate aerosol injection are solar geoengineering techniques to mitigate global warming.
• Cirrus thinning allows more long-wave radiation to escape; sulphate aerosols reflect incoming solar radiation.
• These target radiative forcing, not cyclones, artificial rain or solar wind.
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