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Method and apparatus for altering a region in the earth's atmosphere ...
Bernard J. Eastlund
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Patent number: 4686605
Filing date: Jan 10, 1985
Issue date: Aug 11, 1987
</td><td id="viewport_td"><table id="summarytable" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">A method and apparatus for altering at least one selected region which normally exists above the earth's surface. The region is excited by electron cyclotron resonance heating to thereby increase its charged particle density. In one embodiment, circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation is...
Inventor: Bernard J. Eastlund
Assignees: APTI, Inc.
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361/231; 89/111; 380/59; 244/158R
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What is claimed is:1. A method for altering at least one region normally existing above the earth's surface with electromagnetic radiation using naturally-occurring and diverging magnetic field lines of the earth comprising transmitting first electromagnetic radiation at a frequency between 20 and 7200 kHz from the earth's surface, said transmitting being conducted essentially at the outset of transmission substantially parallel to and along at least one of said field lines, adjusting the frequency of said first radiation to a value which will excite electron cyclotron resonance at an initial elevation at least 50 km above the earth's surface, whereby in the region in which said electron cyclotron resonance takes place heating, further ionization, and movement of both charged and neutral particles is effected, said cyclotron resonance excitation of said region is continued until the electron concentration of said region reaches a value of at least 10.sup.6 per cubic centimeter and has an ion energy of at least 2 ev.
2. The method of claim 1 including the step of providing artificial particles in said at least one region which are excited by said electron cyclotron resonance.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said artificial particles are provided by injecting same into said at least one region from an orbiting satellite.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said threshold excitation of electron cyclotron resonance is about 1 watt per cubic centimeter and is sufficient to cause movement of a plasma region along said diverging magnetic field lines to an altitude higher than the altitude at which said excitation was initiated.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein said rising plasma region pulls with it a substantial portion of neutral particles of the atmosphere which exist in or near said plasma region.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein there is provided at least one separate source of second electromagnetic radiation, said second radiation having at least one frequency different from said first radiation, impinging said at least one second radiation on said region while said region is undergoing electron cyclotron resonance excitation caused by said first radiation.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein said second radiation has a frequency which is absorbed by said region.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein said region is plasma in the ionosphere and said second radiation excites plasma waves within said ionosphere.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein said electron concentration reaches a value of at least 10.sup.12 per cubic centimeter.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein said excitation of electron cyclotron resonance is initially carried out within the ionosphere and is continued for a time sufficient to allow said region to rise above said ionosphere.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein said excitation of electron cyclotron resonance is carried out above about 500 kilometers and for a time of from 0.1 to 1200 seconds such that multiple heating of said plasma region is achieved by means of stochastic heating in the magnetosphere.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein said first electromagnetic radiation is right hand circularly polarized in the northern hemisphere and left hand circularly polarized in the southern hemisphere.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein said electromagnetic radiation is generated at the site of a naturally-occurring hydrocarbon fuel source, said fuel source being located in at least one of northerly or southerly magnetic latitudes.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein said fuel source is natural gas and electricity for generating said electromagnetic radiation is obtained by burning said natural gas in at least one of magnetohydrodynamic, gas turbine, fuel cell, and EGD electric generators located at the site where said natural gas naturally occurs in the earth.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein said site of natural gas is within the magnetic latitudes that encompass Alaska.
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Use of artificial satellites in earth orbits adaptively to modify the effect ...
Franklin Y. K. Chen
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Patent number: 5762298
Filing date: Jun 7, 1995
Issue date: Jun 9, 1998
</td><td id="viewport_td"><table id="summarytable" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">A Satellite Weather Modification System (SWMS) uses earth satellites to harness solar energy to modify the thermodynamics and composition of the earth's atmosphere. SWMS has three subsystems: The first subsystem includes a network of earth satellites called Satellite Engines (SEs) used...
Inventor: Franklin Y. K. Chen
Primary Examiner: Barton L. Bainbridge
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What is claimed is:1. A method of augmenting solar irradiation of the earth comprising the steps of,
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">placing a plurality of satellites respectively into a plurality of nonintersecting earth orbits, each of said satellites having a flattened shape with first and second sides;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">mounting at least one gimbal on the first side of each of said satellites;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">mounting at least one gimbal on the second side of each of said satellites;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">mounting at least one flat panel on each of said gimbals, each of said panels having a reflecting surface on one side and a plurality of solar cells on the other side and having at least two independent degrees of attitude freedom relative to the satellites on which they are respectively mounted;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">orienting at least one of said panels on each of said satellites to position a plurality of said solar cells on each of said satellites to absorb solar radiation for generating power to operate each of said satellites;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">orienting, relative to a first of said satellites and having regard to the direction of incident solar radiation on said first satellite and the direction from said first satellite to a second of said satellites, the reflecting surface on said first satellite to reflect solar radiation to said second satellite; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">orienting, relative to said second satellite and having regard to the direction of incident reflected solar radiation from said first satellite and the direction from said second satellite to a selected location on or near the earth, the reflecting surface of said second satellite to reflect solar radiation to said selected location;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">so that sunlight is transmitted by reflection to said selected location to increase the sunlight otherwise incident at said selected location.</dd></dl>2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits substantially coplanar and of different size.
3. A method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits substantially coplanar and of different shape.
4. A method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits occupy mutually different planes.
5. A method of augmenting solar irradiation of the earth comprising the steps of:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">placing a plurality of satellites respectively into a plurality of nonintersecting earth orbits, each of said satellites having a flattened shape with first and second sides;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">mounting at least one reflector and a plurality of solar cells on the first side of each of said satellites;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">mounting at least one reflector and a plurality of solar cells on the second side of each of said satellites;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">orienting a first of said satellites, having regard to the direction of incident solar radiation on said first satellite and the direction from said first satellite to a second of said satellites, to reflect solar radiation to said second satellite, said solar cells of said first satellite absorbing solar radiation to power said first satellite; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">orienting said second satellite, having regard to the direction of incident reflected solar radiation from said first satellite and the direction from said second satellite to a selected location on or near the earth, to reflect some of said reflected solar radiation to said selected location, said solar cells of said second satellite absorbing solar radiation to power said second satellite;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">so that sunlight is transmitted by reflection to said selected location to increase the sunlight otherwise incident at said selected location.</dd></dl>6. A method according to claim 5 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits substantially coplanar and of different size.
7. A method according to claim 5 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits substantially coplanar and of different shape.
8. A method according to claim 5 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits occupy mutually different planes.
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Weather modification by artificial satellites
Franklin Y. K. Chen
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Patent number: 5984239
Filing date: Apr 28, 1998
Issue date: Nov 16, 1999
</td><td id="viewport_td"><table id="summarytable" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">A Satellite Weather Modification System (SWMS) uses earth satellites to harness solar energy to modify the thermodynamics and composition of the earth's atmosphere. SWMS has three subsystems: The first subsystem includes a network of earth satellites called Satellite Engines (SEs) used to reflect...
Inventor: Franklin Y. K. Chen
Primary Examiners: Charles R. Ducker, Jr.
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What is claimed is:1. Apparatus comprising:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">a plurality of satellites, each of said satellites being in a planetary orbit, and each satellite being under remote control and capable of reflecting solar radiation;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">a plurality of detectors for monitoring a planetary region, each detector generating at least one signal representative of dynamic or thermodynamic conditions in the monitored region; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">at least one control station responsive to the signals from the detectors and exercising remote control over the satellites for directing solar energy reflected from the satellites towards a plurality of distributed aim points to achieve desired dynamic or thermodynamic properties of the monitored region.</dd></dl>2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the monitored region comprises a land mass.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the monitored region comprises a water mass.
4. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the monitored region comprises an air mass.
5. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the control station comprising means for extrapolating current dynamic or thermodynamic atmospheric values to determine corresponding values at a future time.
6. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the control station comprises means for specifying desired dynamic or thermodynamic values at desired locations and desired times.
7. A method comprising:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">placing each of a plurality of satellites in a planetary orbit, each satellite being capable of reflecting solar radiation;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">selecting a planetary region to be monitored;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">detecting dynamic or thermodynamic conditions at a plurality of points in the selected region;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">determining an increment of solar radiation needed to substantially conform the detected dynamic or thermodynamic conditions to desired values; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">exercising remote control over the satellites so as to direct solar energy reflected from the satellites towards a plurality of distributed aim points to achieve the determined increment.</dd></dl>8. A method according to claim 7 comprising the step of including a land mass in the selected region.
9. A method according to claim 7 comprising the step of including a water mass in the selected region.
10. A method according to claim 7 comprising the step of including an air mass in the selected region.
11. Apparatus comprising:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">at least one million satellites, each of said satellites being in a planetary orbit, and each satellite being under remote control and capable of reflecting solar radiation;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">a plurality of detectors for monitoring a planetary region, each detector generating at least one signal representative of dynamic or thermodynamic conditions in the monitored region; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">at least one control station responsive to the signals from the detectors and exercising remote control over the satellites for directing solar energy reflected from the satellites back into space and away from the planet to achieve desired dynamic or thermodynamic properties of the monitored region.</dd></dl>12. Apparatus according to claim 11 wherein:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">the number of said satellites is at least one billion.</dd></dl>13. Apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the control station comprising means for extrapolating current dynamic or thermodynamic atmospheric values to determine corresponding values at a future time.
14. Apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the control station comprises means for specifying desired dynamic or thermodynamic values at desired locations and desired times.
15. A method comprising:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">placing each of at least one million satellites in a planetary orbit, each satellite being capable of reflecting solar radiation;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">selecting a planetary region to be monitored;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">detecting dynamic or thermodynamic conditions at a plurality of points in the selected region;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">determining a decrement of solar radiation needed to substantially conform the detected dynamic or thermodynamic conditions to desired values; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">exercising remote control over the satellites for directing solar energy reflected from the satellites back into space and away from the planet to achieve the determined decrement.</dd></dl>16. A method according to claim 15 wherein:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">the number of said satellites is at least one billion.</dd></dl>
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Patent number: 4686605
Filing date: Jan 10, 1985
Issue date: Aug 11, 1987
</td><td id="viewport_td"><table id="summarytable" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">A method and apparatus for altering at least one selected region which normally exists above the earth's surface. The region is excited by electron cyclotron resonance heating to thereby increase its charged particle density. In one embodiment, circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation is...
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What is claimed is:1. A method for altering at least one region normally existing above the earth's surface with electromagnetic radiation using naturally-occurring and diverging magnetic field lines of the earth comprising transmitting first electromagnetic radiation at a frequency between 20 and 7200 kHz from the earth's surface, said transmitting being conducted essentially at the outset of transmission substantially parallel to and along at least one of said field lines, adjusting the frequency of said first radiation to a value which will excite electron cyclotron resonance at an initial elevation at least 50 km above the earth's surface, whereby in the region in which said electron cyclotron resonance takes place heating, further ionization, and movement of both charged and neutral particles is effected, said cyclotron resonance excitation of said region is continued until the electron concentration of said region reaches a value of at least 10.sup.6 per cubic centimeter and has an ion energy of at least 2 ev.
2. The method of claim 1 including the step of providing artificial particles in said at least one region which are excited by said electron cyclotron resonance.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said artificial particles are provided by injecting same into said at least one region from an orbiting satellite.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said threshold excitation of electron cyclotron resonance is about 1 watt per cubic centimeter and is sufficient to cause movement of a plasma region along said diverging magnetic field lines to an altitude higher than the altitude at which said excitation was initiated.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein said rising plasma region pulls with it a substantial portion of neutral particles of the atmosphere which exist in or near said plasma region.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein there is provided at least one separate source of second electromagnetic radiation, said second radiation having at least one frequency different from said first radiation, impinging said at least one second radiation on said region while said region is undergoing electron cyclotron resonance excitation caused by said first radiation.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein said second radiation has a frequency which is absorbed by said region.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein said region is plasma in the ionosphere and said second radiation excites plasma waves within said ionosphere.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein said electron concentration reaches a value of at least 10.sup.12 per cubic centimeter.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein said excitation of electron cyclotron resonance is initially carried out within the ionosphere and is continued for a time sufficient to allow said region to rise above said ionosphere.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein said excitation of electron cyclotron resonance is carried out above about 500 kilometers and for a time of from 0.1 to 1200 seconds such that multiple heating of said plasma region is achieved by means of stochastic heating in the magnetosphere.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein said first electromagnetic radiation is right hand circularly polarized in the northern hemisphere and left hand circularly polarized in the southern hemisphere.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein said electromagnetic radiation is generated at the site of a naturally-occurring hydrocarbon fuel source, said fuel source being located in at least one of northerly or southerly magnetic latitudes.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein said fuel source is natural gas and electricity for generating said electromagnetic radiation is obtained by burning said natural gas in at least one of magnetohydrodynamic, gas turbine, fuel cell, and EGD electric generators located at the site where said natural gas naturally occurs in the earth.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein said site of natural gas is within the magnetic latitudes that encompass Alaska.
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</td><td id="viewport_td"><table id="summarytable" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">A Satellite Weather Modification System (SWMS) uses earth satellites to harness solar energy to modify the thermodynamics and composition of the earth's atmosphere. SWMS has three subsystems: The first subsystem includes a network of earth satellites called Satellite Engines (SEs) used...
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What is claimed is:1. A method of augmenting solar irradiation of the earth comprising the steps of,
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">placing a plurality of satellites respectively into a plurality of nonintersecting earth orbits, each of said satellites having a flattened shape with first and second sides;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">mounting at least one gimbal on the first side of each of said satellites;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">mounting at least one gimbal on the second side of each of said satellites;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">mounting at least one flat panel on each of said gimbals, each of said panels having a reflecting surface on one side and a plurality of solar cells on the other side and having at least two independent degrees of attitude freedom relative to the satellites on which they are respectively mounted;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">orienting at least one of said panels on each of said satellites to position a plurality of said solar cells on each of said satellites to absorb solar radiation for generating power to operate each of said satellites;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">orienting, relative to a first of said satellites and having regard to the direction of incident solar radiation on said first satellite and the direction from said first satellite to a second of said satellites, the reflecting surface on said first satellite to reflect solar radiation to said second satellite; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">orienting, relative to said second satellite and having regard to the direction of incident reflected solar radiation from said first satellite and the direction from said second satellite to a selected location on or near the earth, the reflecting surface of said second satellite to reflect solar radiation to said selected location;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">so that sunlight is transmitted by reflection to said selected location to increase the sunlight otherwise incident at said selected location.</dd></dl>2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits substantially coplanar and of different size.
3. A method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits substantially coplanar and of different shape.
4. A method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits occupy mutually different planes.
5. A method of augmenting solar irradiation of the earth comprising the steps of:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">placing a plurality of satellites respectively into a plurality of nonintersecting earth orbits, each of said satellites having a flattened shape with first and second sides;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">mounting at least one reflector and a plurality of solar cells on the first side of each of said satellites;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">mounting at least one reflector and a plurality of solar cells on the second side of each of said satellites;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">orienting a first of said satellites, having regard to the direction of incident solar radiation on said first satellite and the direction from said first satellite to a second of said satellites, to reflect solar radiation to said second satellite, said solar cells of said first satellite absorbing solar radiation to power said first satellite; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">orienting said second satellite, having regard to the direction of incident reflected solar radiation from said first satellite and the direction from said second satellite to a selected location on or near the earth, to reflect some of said reflected solar radiation to said selected location, said solar cells of said second satellite absorbing solar radiation to power said second satellite;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">so that sunlight is transmitted by reflection to said selected location to increase the sunlight otherwise incident at said selected location.</dd></dl>6. A method according to claim 5 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits substantially coplanar and of different size.
7. A method according to claim 5 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits substantially coplanar and of different shape.
8. A method according to claim 5 further comprising the step of making at least some of said orbits occupy mutually different planes.
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Patent number: 5984239
Filing date: Apr 28, 1998
Issue date: Nov 16, 1999
</td><td id="viewport_td"><table id="summarytable" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">A Satellite Weather Modification System (SWMS) uses earth satellites to harness solar energy to modify the thermodynamics and composition of the earth's atmosphere. SWMS has three subsystems: The first subsystem includes a network of earth satellites called Satellite Engines (SEs) used to reflect...
Inventor: Franklin Y. K. Chen
Primary Examiners: Charles R. Ducker, Jr.
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244/173; 731/702.7
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What is claimed is:1. Apparatus comprising:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">a plurality of satellites, each of said satellites being in a planetary orbit, and each satellite being under remote control and capable of reflecting solar radiation;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">a plurality of detectors for monitoring a planetary region, each detector generating at least one signal representative of dynamic or thermodynamic conditions in the monitored region; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">at least one control station responsive to the signals from the detectors and exercising remote control over the satellites for directing solar energy reflected from the satellites towards a plurality of distributed aim points to achieve desired dynamic or thermodynamic properties of the monitored region.</dd></dl>2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the monitored region comprises a land mass.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the monitored region comprises a water mass.
4. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the monitored region comprises an air mass.
5. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the control station comprising means for extrapolating current dynamic or thermodynamic atmospheric values to determine corresponding values at a future time.
6. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the control station comprises means for specifying desired dynamic or thermodynamic values at desired locations and desired times.
7. A method comprising:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">placing each of a plurality of satellites in a planetary orbit, each satellite being capable of reflecting solar radiation;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">selecting a planetary region to be monitored;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">detecting dynamic or thermodynamic conditions at a plurality of points in the selected region;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">determining an increment of solar radiation needed to substantially conform the detected dynamic or thermodynamic conditions to desired values; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">exercising remote control over the satellites so as to direct solar energy reflected from the satellites towards a plurality of distributed aim points to achieve the determined increment.</dd></dl>8. A method according to claim 7 comprising the step of including a land mass in the selected region.
9. A method according to claim 7 comprising the step of including a water mass in the selected region.
10. A method according to claim 7 comprising the step of including an air mass in the selected region.
11. Apparatus comprising:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">at least one million satellites, each of said satellites being in a planetary orbit, and each satellite being under remote control and capable of reflecting solar radiation;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">a plurality of detectors for monitoring a planetary region, each detector generating at least one signal representative of dynamic or thermodynamic conditions in the monitored region; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">at least one control station responsive to the signals from the detectors and exercising remote control over the satellites for directing solar energy reflected from the satellites back into space and away from the planet to achieve desired dynamic or thermodynamic properties of the monitored region.</dd></dl>12. Apparatus according to claim 11 wherein:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">the number of said satellites is at least one billion.</dd></dl>13. Apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the control station comprising means for extrapolating current dynamic or thermodynamic atmospheric values to determine corresponding values at a future time.
14. Apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the control station comprises means for specifying desired dynamic or thermodynamic values at desired locations and desired times.
15. A method comprising:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">placing each of at least one million satellites in a planetary orbit, each satellite being capable of reflecting solar radiation;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">selecting a planetary region to be monitored;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">detecting dynamic or thermodynamic conditions at a plurality of points in the selected region;</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">determining a decrement of solar radiation needed to substantially conform the detected dynamic or thermodynamic conditions to desired values; and</dd><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">exercising remote control over the satellites for directing solar energy reflected from the satellites back into space and away from the planet to achieve the determined decrement.</dd></dl>16. A method according to claim 15 wherein:
<dl><dd style="margin-left: 1em;">the number of said satellites is at least one billion.</dd></dl>
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