The effects of ambient temperature and relative humidity on particle formation in the jet regime of commercial aircrafts: A modelling study

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 3079-3087

  Gleitsmann, G ^a   Zellne, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Cloud condensation nuclei; Contrail formation; Nucleation; Sulphuric acid

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT CONTRAILS; EMISSION INDEX;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CONDENSATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOOT; SULFURIC ACID; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

AIR POLLUTION;

SULFURIC ACID; WATER;

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; CONTRAIL; EXHAUST EMISSION; HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032168322     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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