Global radiative forcing from contrail cirrus [PDF]
Nature Climate Change, 2011 Aviation makes a significant contribution to anthropogenic climate forcing. The impacts arise from emissions of greenhouse gases, aerosols and nitrogen oxides, and from changes in cloudiness in the upper troposphere.
Burkhardt, Ulrike, Kärcher, Bernd
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Contrail formation within cirrus: ICON-LEM simulations of the impact of cirrus cloud properties on contrail formation [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2022 Contrail formation within natural cirrus introduces large perturbations in cirrus ice crystal number concentrations, leading to modifications in cirrus microphysical and optical properties.
P. Verma, P. Verma, U. Burkhardt
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Contrail cirrus radiative forcing for future air traffic [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2019 The climate impact of air traffic is to a large degree caused by changes in cirrus cloudiness resulting from the formation of contrails. Contrail cirrus radiative forcing is expected to increase significantly over time due to the large projected ...
L. Bock, U. Burkhardt
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On the Life Cycle of Individual Contrails and Contrail Cirrus [PDF]
Meteorological Monographs, 2017 Abstract The life cycle of individual (initially line shaped) contrails behind aircraft and of contrail cirrus (aged contrails mixed with other ice clouds) is described. The full contrail life cycle is covered, from ice formation for given water, heat, and particulate emissions; to changes in the jet, wake, and dispersion phases; through
Schumann, Ulrich, Heymsfield, Andrew J.
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Aviation effects on already-existing cirrus clouds. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2016 Determining the effects of the formation of contrails within natural cirrus clouds has proven to be challenging. Quantifying any such effects is necessary if we are to properly account for the influence of aviation on climate. Here we quantify the effect
Tesche M, Achtert P, Glantz P, Noone KJ.
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On the Lifetimes of Persistent Contrails and Contrail Cirrus
Journal of Geophysical Research: AtmospheresAbstract Prediction of contrail cirrus persistence is highly problematic for models, in part due to a poor representation of intertwined microphysical and dynamical processes controlling contrail evolution in large‐scale ice‐supersaturated areas.
Bernd Kärcher, Milena Corcos
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Linear contrail and contrail cirrus properties determined from satellite data
Geophysical Research Letters, 2013 AbstractThe properties of contrail cirrus clouds are retrieved through analysis of Terra and Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer data for 21 cases of spreading linear contrails. For these cases, contrail cirrus enhanced the linear contrail coverage by factors of 2.4–7.6 depending on the contrail mask sensitivity.
Patrick Minnis +9 more
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Numerical simulations of contrail-to-cirrus transition – Part 2: Impact of initial ice crystal number, radiation, stratification, secondary nucleation and layer depth [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2010 Simulations of contrail-to-cirrus transition were performed with an LES model. In Part 1 the impact of relative humidity, temperature and vertical wind shear was explored in a detailed parametric study.
S. Unterstrasser, K. Gierens
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Quantification of the radiative forcing of contrails embedded in cirrus clouds [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsAviation leads to the emission of CO2 but also exerts non-CO2 effects on climate, such as line-shaped condensation trails (contrails) and contrail cirrus that are known to cause warming. However, little is known about the climate effect of contrails that
Torsten Seelig +3 more
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In-situ observations of young contrails – overview and selected results from the CONCERT campaign [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2010 Lineshaped contrails were detected with the research aircraft Falcon during the CONCERT – CONtrail and Cirrus ExpeRimenT – campaign in October/November 2008.
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