Three potential methods of solar geoengineering

A

Stratosphere

Troposhere

B

C

Stratospheric aerosol injection

A

Airplanes release tiny aerosol particles

that reflect light back into space.

Cirrus cloud thinning

B

The least understood method, seeding

thin cirrus clouds in the upper tropos-

phere with ice nuclei could reduce

their lifespan and increase cooling.

Marine cloud brightening

C

Boats release aerosol particles that

increase the reflectivity of low clouds.

A

Stratosphere

Troposhere

B

C

Stratospheric aerosol injection

A

Airplanes release tiny aerosol particles that

reflect light back into space.

Cirrus cloud thinning

B

The least understood method, seeding thin cirrus

clouds in the upper troposphere with ice nuclei

could reduce their lifespan and increase cooling.

Marine cloud brightening

C

Boats release aerosol particles that increase the

reflectivity of low clouds.

A

Stratosphere

Troposhere

B

C

Stratospheric aerosol injection

A

Airplanes release tiny aerosol particles that reflect light back into space.

Cirrus cloud thinning

B

The least understood method, seeding thin cirrus clouds in the upper

troposphere with ice nuclei could reduce their lifespan and increase cooling.

Marine cloud brightening

C

Boats release aerosol particles that increase the reflectivity of low clouds.

A

Stratosphere

Troposhere

B

C

Stratospheric aerosol injection

A

Airplanes release tiny aerosol particles that reflect light back into space.

Cirrus cloud thinning

B

The least understood method, seeding thin cirrus clouds in the upper troposphere

with ice nuclei could reduce their lifespan and increase cooling.

Marine cloud brightening

C

Boats release aerosol particles that increase the reflectivity of low clouds.