Estimation of Contrail Frequency and Radiative Effects over the Taiwan Area

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 155-178

  Chen, Jen Ping ^a   Lin, Wei Hung ^a   Lin, Ruei Fong ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrail; Radiative forcing; Taiwan Flight Information Region

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035630950     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2001.12.1.155(AEE)     Document Type: Article

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