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The REFLECT lab and outdoor experiments
This project aims to develop and test seawater spray technologies for marine cloud brightening. The team will test how the plume of particles produced by their sprayers would evolve in the environment.
The engineering challenge
To develop energy-efficient sea water spray systems that can produce enough particles of the right size.
First, research will be conducted in the Manchester Ice Cloud Chamber.
The atmospheric science challenge
To improve our computer models so they accurately reflect the real-world behaviour of the sea spray plume and how they influence clouds.
If approved, small-scale outdoor experiments with the seawater sprayers will be conducted.
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; Hugh Coe, University of Manchester
The engineering challenge
To develop energy-efficient sea water spray systems that can produce enough particles of the right size.
The atmospheric science challenge
To improve our computer models so they accurately reflect the real-world behaviour of the sea spray plume and how they influence clouds.
First, research will be conducted in the Manchester Ice Cloud Chamber.
Later, if approved, small-scale outdoor experiments with the seawater sprayers will be conducted.
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; Hugh Coe, University of Manchester