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Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Model (2D)

Interactive 2D climate model of stratospheric aerosol injection: adjust the SO2 injection rate and aerosol residence time to drive a real mass-balance and radiative-forcing equation, watch global temperature relax toward a new equilibrium over decades, and trigger a termination-shock rebound by stopping injection abruptly.

Meteorology & Weather Patterns2DModerate60 FPS💨 Air & Wind ⇄ 3D version

This 2D companion to the geoengineering globe strips the model down to its governing equations: a mass-balance for injected sulfate aerosol, a Beer-Lambert-style optical-depth-to-forcing conversion, and a relaxing temperature response, all plotted as scrolling time series instead of rendered on a rotating Earth. Dial in the injection rate and aerosol residence time to watch mass and cooling climb toward a new steady state, then hit "Termination shock" to cut off injection abruptly and see how fast a masked warming trend can snap back once the program stops.

⚙ Under the hood

2D energy-balance cross-section of stratospheric aerosol injection: drive the same mass-balance and radiative-forcing equations as the 3D globe from a side-view sunlight/haze diagram and a scrolling forcing-and-temperature strip chart, then hit termination shock to cut injection abruptly and watch the masked warming snap back.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install