Simulating the global atmospheric response to aircraft water vapour emissions and contrails: a first approach using a GCM

The effect of contrails and aircraft water vapour emissions on global climate is studied by means of a general circulation model (GCM). In a first approach water vapour emissions and mean contrail coverage within the main flight routes are prescribed according to current observations in a simplified...

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Main Authors: M. Ponater, S. Brinkop, R. Sausen, U. Schumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:http://www.ann-geophys.net/14/941/1996/angeo-14-941-1996.html