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

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 941-960

  Ponater, M ^a   Brinkop, S ^a   Sausen, R ^a   Schumann, U ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

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EID: 0000815519     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0941-6     Document Type: Article

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