The effects of aircraft wake dynamics on contrail development

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 390-406

  Lewellen, D C ^a   Lewellen, W S ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CLOUDS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLOW INTERACTIONS;

AIRCRAFT WAKE DYNAMICS; ICE CONTRAILS; ICE CRYSTALS;

WAKES;

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; CONTRAIL; ICE CRYSTAL; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; WAKE;

EID: 0035864512     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<0390:TEOAWD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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