Latest Publications by Alan Robock

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Robock, Alan, and Ben Kravitz, 2013:  Use of models, analogs, and field-tests for geoengineering research. Geoengineering Our Climate? Ethics, Politics and Governance, in press, http://geoengineeringourclimate.com/2013/10/29/use-of-models-analogs-and-field-tests-for-geoengineering-research/.

  2. Robock, Alan, 2013: The latest on volcanic eruptions and climate, Eos, 94, 305-306, doi: 10.1002/2013EO350001.  PDF file

  3. Kravitz, Ben, Ken Caldeira, Olivier Boucher, Alan Robock, Philip J. Rasch, Kari Alterskjćr, Diana Bou Karam, Jason N. S. Cole, Charles L. Curry, James M Haywood, Peter J. Irvine, Duoying Ji, Andy Jones, Jón Egill Kristjánsson, Daniel J. Lunt, John Moore, Ulrike Niemeier, Hauke Schmidt, Michael Schulz, Balwinder Singh, Simone Tilmes, Shingo Watanabe, Shuting Yang, and Jin-Ho Yoon, 2013: Climate model response from the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP).  J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, 8320-8332, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50646. (Featured as a Research Highlight in Nature, September 5, 2013, “Geoengineering has its limits,” Nature, 501, 9, doi:10.1038/501009a)   PDF file  Supplemental Online Material

  4. Jones, Andy, Jim M. Haywood, Kari Alterskjćr, Olivier Boucher, Jason N. S. Cole, Charles L. Curry, Peter J. Irvine, Duoying Ji, Ben Kravitz, Jón Egill Kristjánsson, John C. Moore, Ulrike Niemeier, Alan Robock, Hauke Schmidt, Balwinder Singh, Simone Tilmes, Shingo Watanabe, and Jin-Ho Yoon, 2013: The impact of abrupt suspension of solar radiation management (termination effect) in experiment G2 of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP).  J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, 9743-9752, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50762.  PDF file

  5. Tilmes, Simone, John Fasullo, Jean-Francois Lamarque, Daniel R. Marsh, Michael Mills, Kari Alterskjćr, Helene Muri, Jón E. Kristjánsson, Olivier Boucher, Michael Schulz, Jason N. S. Cole, Charles L. Curry, Andy Jones, Jim Haywood, Peter J. Irvine, Duoying Ji, John C. Moore, Diana B. Karam, Ben Kravitz, Philip J. Rasch, Balwinder Singh, Jin-Ho Yoon, Ulrike Niemeier, Hauke Schmidt, Alan Robock, Shuting Yang, and Shingo Watanabe, 2013: The hydrological impact of geoengineering in the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP). J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, 11,036-11,058, doi 10.1002/jgrd.50868.  PDF file

  6. Kravitz, Ben, Piers M. Forster, Andy Jones, Alan Robock, Kari Alterskjćr, Olivier Boucher, Annabel K. L. Jenkins, Hannele Korhonen, Jón Egill Kristjánsson, Helene Muri, Ulrike Niemeier, Antti-Ilari Partanen, Philip J. Rasch, Hailong Wang, and Shingo Watanabe, 2013: Sea spray geoengineering experiments in the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP): Experimental design and preliminary results. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50856, in press.   PDF file

  7. Kravitz, Ben, Alan Robock, Piers M. Forster, Jim M. Haywood, Mark G. Lawrence, and Hauke Schmidt, 2013: An overview of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP). J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, doi:10.1029/2013JD020569, in press.   PDF file

  8. Berdahl, Mira, and Alan Robock, 2013: Baffin Island snow extent sensitivity: Insights from a regional climate model. J. Geophys. Res., 118, 3506–3519, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50249.    PDF file

  9. Robock, Alan, Douglas G. MacMartin, Riley Duren, and Matthew W. Christensen, 2013: Studying geoengineering with natural and anthropogenic analogs. Climatic Change, published online, doi:10.1007/s10584-013-0777-5.  PDF file

  10. Xia, Lili, and Alan Robock, 2013: Impacts of a nuclear war in South Asia on rice production in mainland China. Climatic Change, 116, 357-372, doi:10.1007/s10584-012-0475-8.    PDF file

  11. Özdoğan, Mutlu, Alan Robock, and Christopher Kucharik, 2013: Impacts of a nuclear war in South Asia on soybean and maize production in the Midwest United States. Climatic Change, 116, 373-387, doi:10.1007/s10584-012-0518-1.   PDF file

  12. Robock, Alan, 2012: Is geoengineering research ethical? Peace and Security, 4, 226-229.    PDF file

  13. Schmidt, Anja, Thorvaldur Thordarson, Luke D. Oman, Alan Robock, and Stephen Self, 2012: Climatic impact of the long-lasting 1783 Laki eruption: Inapplicability of mass-independent sulfur isotopic composition measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 117, D23116, doi:10.1029/2012JD018414.  PDF file

  14. Robock, Alan, 2012: Will geoengineering with solar radiation management ever be used? Ethics, Policy & Environment, 15, 202-205.    PDF file

  15. Driscoll, Simon, Alessio Bozzo, Lesley J. Gray, Alan Robock, and Georgiy Stenchikov, 2012: Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5) simulations of climate following volcanic eruptions.  J. Geophys. Res., 117, D17105, doi:10.1029/2012JD017607.  PDF file 

  16. Bourassa, Adam E., Alan Robock, William J. Randel, Terry Deshler, Landon A. Rieger, Nicholas D. Lloyd, E. J. (Ted) Llewellyn, and Douglas A. Degenstein, 2012: Large volcanic aerosol load in the stratosphere linked to Asian monsoon transport. Science, 337, 78-81, doi:10.1126/science.1219371.   PDF file

  17. Kravitz, Ben, Alan Robock, Drew T. Shindell, and Mark A. Miller, 2012: Sensitivity of stratospheric geoengineering with black carbon to aerosol size and altitude of injection. J. Geophys. Res., 117, D09203, doi:10.1029/2011JD017341.   PDF file

  18. Collow, Thomas W., Alan Robock, Jeffrey B. Basara, and Bradley G. Illston, 2012: Evaluation of SMOS retrievals of soil moisture over the central United States with currently available in-situ observations. J. Geophys. Res., 117, D09113, doi: 10.1029/ 2011JD017095.   PDF file

Other Publications

  1. Kravitz, Ben, Alan Robock, and Peter Irvine, 2013: Robust results from climate model simulations of geoengineering; GeoMIP 2013; Potsdam, Germany, 15–16 April 2013, Eos, 94, 292, doi:10.1002/2013EO330005.   PDF file

  2. Robock, Alan, and Owen Brian Toon, 2012: Self-assured destruction: The climate impacts of nuclear war, Bull. Atomic Scientists, 68(5), 66-74, doi:10.1177/0096340212459127.  (Invited article)  PDF file

  3. Kravitz, Ben, Alan Robock, and James Haywood, 2012: Progress in climate model simulations of geoengineering: 2nd GeoMIP Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering Workshop; Exeter, UK, 30-31 March 2012, EOS, 93, 340, doi:10.1029/2012ES003871.   PDF file

  4. Robock, Alan, Michael R. Rampino, Thorvaldur Thordarson, and Stephen Self, 2012: Volcanism and the atmosphere: AGU Chapman Conference on Volcanism and the Earth’s Atmosphere; Selfoss, Iceland, 10–16 June 2012. Eos, 93, 511-512, doi:10.1029/2012ES004014.  PDF file   Supplemental Information (PDF file)



Prepared by Alan Robock (robock@envsci.rutgers.edu) - Last updated on  November 1, 2013