MITIGATION OF ATMOSPHERIC GLOBAL WARMING BY HEAT TRANSFER

Thus far, attempts to mitigate global warming have been based exclusively on reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. One problem with this approach is that the lifetime of CO2 in the atmosphere is very long, and the effect of reducing CO2 emissions on decreasing atmospheric temperature will only become significant after decades. In this work, I propose reducing or even halting the increase in global atmospheric temperature by removing sensible heat from the atmosphere and transferring it to other media, such as water and/or land mass. It is shown that the annual negative effect of heating ocean water will be close to non-existent. One of the main advantages is that it has an immediate effect on atmospheric temperature. The technology to realize this idea is simple, inexpensive, and relatively well-developed. It should be noted that the proposed solution to global warming is temporary and will only work for several decades. In the long term, reducing CO2 emissions should take precedence as the main method of mitigating global warming.