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Marine Cloud Brightening in a Complex World
The team aims to use seawater sprayers to test whether they can brighten clouds over parts of the Great Barrier Reef.
Two to three ships will spray seawater up towards clouds in areas up to 10 km by 10 km. The response of the clouds will be measured by drones, aircraft, ground-based sensors, and satellites.
An aircraft observes undisturbed clouds first
Satellites
Aircraft
Drone
Sampling vessel
Wind direction
Spraying vessels
Note: The outdoor experiments funded by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will only go ahead after environmental impact assessments and public consultations, and with independent oversight.
Sources: ARIA; Daniel Harrison, Southern Cross University
Two to three ships will spray seawater up towards clouds in areas up to 10 km by 10 km. The response of the clouds will be measured by drones, aircraft, ground-based sensors, and satellites.
Satellites
Wind direction
Aircraft
Drone
Sampling vessel
Spraying vessels
An aircraft observes undisturbed clouds first
Note: The outdoor experiments funded by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will only go ahead after environmental impact assessments and public consultations, and with independent oversight.
Sources: ARIA; Daniel Harrison, Southern Cross University