Contrail coverage derived from 2001 AVHRR data over the continental United States of America and surrounding areas

Linear contrail coverage, optical depth, and longwave radiative forcing are derived from NOAA-15 and NOAA-16 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer data taken during daytime over the continental United States of America (USA), southern Canada, northern Mexico, and the adjacent oceans. Analyses wer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rabindra Palikonda, Patrick Minnis, David P. Duda, Hermann Mannstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2005-09-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2005/0051