The feasibility of using solar sails to address the problem of global warming is investigated. It is shown that it is possible to reduce the earth’s solar constant with solar sails and that this approach affords a great deal of flexibility and is easily reversible. Preliminary sail specifications are developed and the magnitude of the task is analyzed.
Solar sails: An answer to Global Warming?
Space Technology and Applications International Forum - 2001 ; 2001 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico
AIP Conference Proceedings ; 552 , 1 ; 413-418
2001-02-02
6 pages
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Solar Sails: An Answer to Global Warming?
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