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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-1479-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-1479-2016
Research article
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10 Feb 2016
Research article |  | 10 Feb 2016

Stratospheric sulfate geoengineering could enhance the terrestrial photosynthesis rate

L. Xia, A. Robock, S. Tilmes, and R. R. Neely III

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Climate model simulations show that stratospheric sulfate geoengineering could impact the terrestrial carbon cycle by enhancing the carbon sink. Enhanced downward diffuse radiation, combined with cooling, could stimulate plants to grow more and absorb more carbon dioxide. This beneficial impact of stratospheric sulfate geoengineering would need to be balanced by a large number of potential risks in any future decisions about implementation of geoengineering.
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