Chris Lomas

Cooling Without Darkening — The Clear Shade: A Quantitative Note on PAR-Preserving, Near-Infrared-Selective Solar Radiation Management

Most solar-radiation-management proposals are spectrally broad: they dim the light photosynthesis uses along with the light that merely heats. This note quantifies the alternative. For an illustrative 2.6 W/m² forcing offset, rejecting 2.1–2.3 percent of the 700–2500 nm near-infr...

Cooling Without Darkening — The Clear Shade: A Quantitative Note on PAR-Preserving, Near-Infrared-Selective Solar Radiation Management

Most solar-radiation-management proposals are spectrally broad: they dim the light photosynthesis uses along with the light that merely heats. This note quantifies the alternative. For an illustrative 2.6 W/m² forcing offset, rejecting 2.1–2.3 percent of the 700–2500 nm near-infr...