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High altitude ozone depletion and long-lived greenhouse effect contributing gases from anthropogenic sources represent a considerable threat to our ecosystem and way of life. In this paper, we propose a novel geoengineering approach exploiting space based solar power (SSP) to mitigate long-lived atmospheric pollutants via plasma discharge chemical decomposition and regeneration of depleted regions of the ozone layer from these electrical discharges. An overall conceptual description of the approach is outlined, using high energy ionizing phenomena produced either by solid-state lasers or RF induced mesosphere/stratosphere/ionosphere heating.
High altitude ozone depletion and long-lived greenhouse effect contributing gases from anthropogenic sources represent a considerable threat to our ecosystem and way of life. In this paper, we propose a novel geoengineering approach exploiting space based solar power (SSP) to mitigate long-lived atmospheric pollutants via plasma discharge chemical decomposition and regeneration of depleted regions of the ozone layer from these electrical discharges. An overall conceptual description of the approach is outlined, using high energy ionizing phenomena produced either by solid-state lasers or RF induced mesosphere/stratosphere/ionosphere heating.
