Long-lived contrails and convective cirrus above the tropical tropopause

This study has two objectives: (1) it characterizes contrails at very low temperatures and (2) it discusses convective cirrus in which the contrails occurred. (1) Long-lived contrails and cirrus from overshooting convection are investigated above the tropical tropopause at low temperatures down to −...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Main Authors:	U. Schumann, C. Kiemle, H. Schlager, R. Weigel, S. Borrmann, F. D'Amato, M. Krämer, R. Matthey, A. Protat, C. Voigt, C. M. Volk
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Copernicus Publications 2017-02-01
Online Access:	http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/2311/2017/acp-17-2311-2017.pdf

Similar Items

Statistical analysis of contrail to cirrus evolution during the Contrail and Cirrus Experiment (CONCERT)
by: A. Chauvigné, et al.
Published: (2018-07-01)

A contrail cirrus prediction model
by: U. Schumann
Published: (2012-05-01)

Simulated radiative forcing from contrails and contrail cirrus
by: C.-C. Chen, et al.
Published: (2013-12-01)

Aircraft induced contrail cirrus over Europe
by: Hermann Mannstein, et al.
Published: (2005-09-01)

Regional and Seasonal Dependence of the Potential Contrail Cover and the Potential Contrail Cirrus Cover over Europe
by: Rebecca Dischl, et al.
Published: (2022-08-01)

Contrails — a prototype of cirrus cloud studies since 80 years
by: Ulrich Schumann
Published: (1997-12-01)

Formation and radiative forcing of contrail cirrus
by: Bernd Kärcher
Published: (2018-05-01)

Towards Determining the Contrail Cirrus Efficacy
by: Michael Ponater, et al.
Published: (2021-02-01)

Impact of cirrus on extratropical tropopause structure
by: N. Emig, et al.
Published: (2025-10-01)

In situ measurements of tropical cloud properties in the West African Monsoon: upper tropospheric ice clouds, Mesoscale Convective System outflow, and subvisual cirrus
by: W. Frey, et al.
Published: (2011-06-01)

The Asian tropopause aerosol layer within the 2017 monsoon anticyclone: microphysical properties derived from aircraft-borne in situ measurements
by: C. Mahnke, et al.
Published: (2021-10-01)

Understanding the role of contrails and contrail cirrus in climate change: a global perspective
by: D. K. Singh, et al.
Published: (2024-08-01)

Regional and seasonal impact of hydrogen propulsion systems on potential contrail cirrus cover
by: Stefan Kaufmann, et al.
Published: (2024-12-01)

Impact of deep convection in the tropical tropopause layer in West Africa: in-situ observations and mesoscale modelling
by: F. Fierli, et al.
Published: (2011-01-01)

The social costs of aviation CO2 and contrail cirrus
by: Daniel J. A. Johansson, et al.
Published: (2025-09-01)

Contrail cirrus radiative forcing for future air traffic
by: L. Bock, et al.
Published: (2019-06-01)

Impact of host climate model on contrail cirrus effective radiative forcing estimates
by: W. Zhang, et al.
Published: (2025-01-01)

Airborne measurements of the nitric acid partitioning in persistent contrails
by: Th. Peter, et al.
Published: (2009-11-01)

Aircraft type influence on contrail properties
by: P. Jeßberger, et al.
Published: (2013-12-01)

Morphology of the tropopause layer and lower stratosphere above a tropical cyclone: a case study on cyclone Davina (1999)
by: F. Cairo, et al.
Published: (2008-07-01)

The subtleties of three-dimensional radiative effects in contrails and cirrus clouds
by: J. Carles, et al.
Published: (2025-10-01)

Search for Man-Made Cirrus Contrails over Southeast Asia
by: Christos S. Zerefos, et al.
Published: (2007-01-01)

Selected topics on the interaction between cirrus clouds and embedded contrails
by: K. Gierens
Published: (2012-12-01)

A modelling case study of a large-scale cirrus in the tropical tropopause layer
by: A. Podglajen, et al.
Published: (2016-03-01)

High‐frequency gravity waves and homogeneous ice nucleation in tropical tropopause layer cirrus
by: Eric J. Jensen, et al.
Published: (2016-06-01)

Numerical simulations of homogeneously nucleated natural cirrus and contrail-cirrus. Part 2: Interaction on local scale
by: Simon Unterstrasser, et al.
Published: (2017-12-01)

Radiative effect of thin cirrus clouds in the extratropical lowermost stratosphere and tropopause region
by: R. Spang, et al.
Published: (2024-01-01)

Variability of cirrus and contrails formation capability in the context of upper tropospheric conditions
by: Żaneta Nguyen Huu, et al.
Published: (2025-02-01)

Sensitivity of cirrus and contrail radiative effect on cloud microphysical and environmental parameters
by: K. Wolf, et al.
Published: (2023-11-01)

High supersaturation inside cirrus in well‐developed tropical tropopause layer over Indonesia
by: Y. Inai, et al.
Published: (2012-10-01)

Diagnostics of the Tropical Tropopause Layer from in-situ observations and CCM data
by: C. M. Volk, et al.
Published: (2009-12-01)

Cirrus, contrails, and ice supersaturated regions in high pressure systems at northern mid latitudes
by: D. Engelbart, et al.
Published: (2008-03-01)

Simulated contrail-processed aviation soot aerosols are poor ice-nucleating particles at cirrus temperatures
by: B. Testa, et al.
Published: (2024-09-01)

A comparative analysis of in situ measurements of high-altitude cirrus in the tropics
by: F. Cairo, et al.
Published: (2023-10-01)

Aircraft observations of gravity wave activity and turbulence in the tropical tropopause layer: prevalence, influence on cirrus clouds, and comparison with global storm-resolving models
by: R. Atlas, et al.
Published: (2023-04-01)

Global aviation contrail climate effects from 2019 to 2021
by: R. Teoh, et al.
Published: (2024-05-01)

Modelling contrail cirrus using a double-moment cloud microphysics scheme in the UK Met Office Unified Model
by: W. Zhang, et al.
Published: (2025-10-01)

Extensive coverage of ultrathin tropical tropopause layer cirrus clouds revealed by balloon-borne lidar observations
by: T. Lesigne, et al.
Published: (2024-05-01)

The influence of extratropical cross-tropopause mixing on the correlation between ozone and sulfate aerosol in the lowermost stratosphere
by: P. Joppe, et al.
Published: (2024-07-01)

Airborne observations of upper troposphere and lower stratosphere composition change in active convection producing above-anvil cirrus plumes
by: A. E. Gordon, et al.
Published: (2024-07-01)