Aircraft-generated aerosols and visible contrails

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 1933-1936

  Karcher B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COATINGS; EXHAUST GASES; FREEZING; ICE; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; SOOT; SULFURIC ACID; WATER;

ENHANCED UPTAKE; FUEL SULFUR; HETEROGENEOUS FREEZING; ICE PARTICLES; LIQUID COATINGS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MODEL CALCULATIONS; WATER ICE;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AIRCRAFT GENERATED AEROSOLS; VISIBLE CONTRAILS;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIRCRAFT AEROSOL; CONTRAIL; ICE PARTICLE; PLUME;

EID: 0030183058     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL01853     Document Type: Article

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