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...

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Main Authors: U. Schumann, R. Baumann, D. Baumgardner, S. T. Bedka, D. P. Duda, V. Freudenthaler, J.-F. Gayet, A. J. Heymsfield, P. Minnis, M. Quante, E. Raschke, H. Schlager, M. Vázquez-Navarro, C. Voigt, Z. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/403/2017/acp-17-403-2017.pdf