Properties of individual contrails: a compilation of observations and some comparisons
Mean properties of individual contrails are characterized for a wide range of jet aircraft as a function of age during their life cycle from seconds to 11.5 h (7.4–18.7 km altitude, −88 to −31 °C ambient temperature), based on a compilation of about 230 previous in situ and remote sensing measuremen...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/403/2017/acp-17-403-2017.pdf |