Optimal Sunshield Positioning 2025 (English)In: Geoengineering and Climate Change: Methods, Risks, and Governance, Wiley , 2025, p. 357-365Chapter in book (Other academic)

Abstract [en]

We review the concept of cooling Earth by the placement of a sunshield at the first Lagrange point in the Sun-Earth system. Sunshield design characteristics are described along with the conditions necessary for sunshield transport from Earth, orbital placement and station keeping.

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Wiley , 2025. p. 357-365

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Lagrange point L1, optimal orbit, station keeping, Sunshade

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Vehicle and Aerospace Engineering

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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-359239DOI: 10.1002/9781394204847.ch22Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85215569127OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-359239DiVA, id: diva2:1932564

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Part of ISBN 9781394204847, 9781394204380

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Available from: 2025-01-29 Created: 2025-01-29 Last updated: 2025-01-31Bibliographically approved

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