Statistical analysis of contrail lifetimes from a satellite perspective

The study of the lifetimes of contrails from a satellite perspective benefits from the extended coverage and close temporal monitoring. However, the initial stages of the contrail development are not observed from a satellite platform due to the sub-pixel size of the forming cloud. The final stages...

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Main Authors: Klaus Gierens, Margarita Vázquez-Navarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2018-09-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/metz/2018/0888