Future development of contrail cover, optical depth, and radiative forcing: Impacts of increasing air traffic and climate change

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 2890-2904

  Marquart, S ^a   Ponater, M ^a   Mager, F ^a   Sausen, R ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AVIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

OPTICAL DEPTH;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONTRAIL; OPTICAL DEPTH;

EID: 0142010042     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<2890:FDOCCO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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