Technology-Enhanced Atmospheric Moistening (TEAM) for More Precipitation: A Perspective.

IF 11.3 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

环境科学与技术 Pub Date : 2025-10-03 DOI:10.1021/acs.est.5c06428

Sarah N Warnau,Jolanda J E Theeuwen,Gholamabbas Sadeghi,Imme Benedict,Bert H V M Hamelers,Chiel C van Heerwaarden

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Abstract

Large-scale freshwater production solutions can alleviate freshwater scarcity and support ecosystem restoration. In this perspective, we propose Technology-Enhanced Atmospheric Moistening (TEAM) to increase regional precipitation, such as rain and snow, and boost large-scale freshwater availability. By enhancing moisture in the atmosphere, TEAM reduces the amount of atmospheric lifting needed for cloud formation. TEAM can be implemented through spray or solar evaporation technologies, each with their own challenges and opportunities. Using atmospheric moisture flows between evaporation sources and precipitation sinks, we estimate where coastal evaporation from seven source locations may result in precipitation. This is a starting point for the identification of areas with high and low TEAM precipitation enhancement potential. Then, we discuss the position of TEAM in the larger field of technologies for enhancing freshwater supply where we compare TEAM with desalination through reverse osmosis, cloud seeding, and forestation for precipitation enhancement. Further research should focus on (1) quantifying the potential for precipitation generation by enhanced atmospheric moistening, (2) developing technologies that can supply this moisture to the atmosphere, and (3) interdisciplinary regional design. With further research and development, we believe that TEAM can contribute to large-scale freshwater generation.

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技术增强大气润湿（TEAM）带来更多降水：展望。

大规模淡水生产解决方案可以缓解淡水短缺，支持生态系统恢复。从这个角度来看，我们提出了技术增强大气湿润（TEAM）来增加区域降水，如雨雪，并提高大规模的淡水可用性。通过增加大气中的水分，TEAM减少了云形成所需的大气抬升量。TEAM可以通过喷雾或太阳能蒸发技术来实现，每种技术都有自己的挑战和机遇。利用蒸发源和降水汇之间的大气水分流动，我们估计了七个源位置的沿海蒸发可能导致降水的位置。这是确定具有高和低TEAM降水增强潜力的地区的起点。然后，我们讨论了TEAM在提高淡水供应的更大技术领域中的地位，我们将TEAM与通过反渗透、播云和造林来增强降水的海水淡化进行了比较。进一步的研究应集中在(1)量化大气增湿产生降水的潜力；(2)开发向大气提供这种水分的技术；(3)跨学科区域设计。随着进一步的研究和开发，我们相信TEAM可以为大规模的淡水生产做出贡献。

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环境科学与技术环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

17.50

自引率

9.60%

发文量

12359

审稿时长

2.8 months

期刊介绍： Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) is a co-sponsored academic and technical magazine by the Hubei Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau and the Hubei Provincial Academy of Environmental Sciences. Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) holds the status of Chinese core journals, scientific papers source journals of China, Chinese Science Citation Database source journals, and Chinese Academic Journal Comprehensive Evaluation Database source journals. This publication focuses on the academic field of environmental protection, featuring articles related to environmental protection and technical advancements.