In-flight measurements of cruise altitude nitric oxide emission indices of commercial jet aircraft

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-168

  Schulte, P ^a   Schlager, H ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION; EMISSION INDEX; NITRIC OXIDE EMISSION; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; SEA LEVEL VALUE;

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ENGINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; THERMAL PLUMES; JET AIRCRAFT; NITRIC OXIDE;

COMMERCIAL JET AIRCRAFT; EXHAUST PLUMES; INFLIGHT MEASUREMENTS; NITRIC OXIDE EMISSIONS;

GAS EMISSIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE;

BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; CLOSE APPROXIMATION; CRUISE ALTITUDE; EMISSION INDEX; EXHAUST PLUMES; FLIGHT MEASUREMENTS; GROUND BASED; NITRIC OXIDE EMISSIONS;

FALCONIDAE;

EID: 0029667209     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95GL03691     Document Type: Article

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