Large-eddy simulation of contrail evolution in the vortex phase and its interaction with atmospheric turbulence

In this work, the evolution of contrails in the vortex and dissipation regimes is studied by means of fully three-dimensional large-eddy simulation (LES) coupled to a Lagrangian particle tracking method to treat the ice phase. In this paper, fine-scale atmospheric turbulence is generated and...

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Main Authors: J. Picot, R. Paoli, O. Thouron, D. Cariolle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-07-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/15/7369/2015/acp-15-7369-2015.pdf