Reanalysis-driven simulations may overestimate persistent contrail formation by 100%–250%

Reanalysis-driven simulations may overestimate persistent contrail formation by 100%–250%

Model-based estimates of aviation’s climate impacts have found that contrails contribute 36%–81% of aviation’s instantaneous radiative forcing. These estimates depend on the accuracy of meteorological data provided by reanalyses like ECMWF Reanalysis 5th Generation (ERA5) and Modern Era Retrospectiv...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Akshat Agarwal, Vincent R Meijer, Sebastian D Eastham, Raymond L Speth, Steven R H Barrett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
contrail
aviation
climate change
modeling
observations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac38d9

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac38d9

Similar Items