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John Latham (physicist)

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John Latham is a physicist and professor emeritus at the University of Manchester, known for his work on climate engineering.

Latham is known for his work on marine cloud brightening,[1] a form of geoengineering which relies on seawater sprayed from ships. In collaboration with Stephen Salter he has developed a scheme involving Flettner vessels.

References

  1. ^ Latham, John (2002) "Amelioration of Global Warming by Controlled Enhancement of the Albedo and Longevity of Low-Level Maritime Clouds". 2002. Atmos. Sci. Letters. doi:10.1006/Asle.2002.0048