This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Describe approaches to solar radiation management. What will be an ideal ... (Read 28 times)

wrbasek0

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 560
Describe approaches to solar radiation management.
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Explain why some power companies charge more for energy use during high-demand time periods.
  What will be an ideal response?



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

welcom1000

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 298
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: Solar radiation management involves artificially reducing the amount of sunlight absorbed by the climate system. Proposed methods include injecting aerosols such as SO2 into the stratosphere to reflect sun energy, much as occurs naturally with very large volcanic eruptions. Although this would decrease global temperatures, it would also likely produce a small but significant decrease in global precipitation, potentially affecting freshwater supplies for drinking and agriculture, and aerosols would likely cause modest depletion of polar stratospheric ozone (i.e., increase the size of the ozone hole), which protects us from cancer-causing ultraviolet sunlight. Because the SO2 would wash out of the atmosphere within a year or two, the injection would have to be done almost every year. Another problem is that if solar radiation management were terminated because of cost or unanticipated consequences, without other mitigation strategies surface temperatures would increase within a decade or two to what they would have been without the intervention. In addition, the management would not compensate for ocean acidification from increasing CO2.

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: Charging customers more during high-demand periods causes energy use during those periods to decline. This prevents the need to add more capacity to address the total need during high-demand periods.




wrbasek0

  • Member
  • Posts: 560
Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


abro1885

  • Member
  • Posts: 337
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

Did you know?

Since 1988, the CDC has reported a 99% reduction in bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae, due to the introduction of the vaccine against it.

Did you know?

As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.

Did you know?

The largest baby ever born weighed more than 23 pounds but died just 11 hours after his birth in 1879. The largest surviving baby was born in October 2009 in Sumatra, Indonesia, and weighed an astounding 19.2 pounds at birth.

Did you know?

A headache when you wake up in the morning is indicative of sinusitis. Other symptoms of sinusitis can include fever, weakness, tiredness, a cough that may be more severe at night, and a runny nose or nasal congestion.

Did you know?

Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. As of yet, there is no cure. Everyone is at risk, and there may be no warning signs. It is six to eight times more common in African Americans than in whites. The best and most effective way to detect glaucoma is to receive a dilated eye examination.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library