Potential impact of subsonic and supersonic aircraft exhaust on water vapor in the lower stratosphere assessed via a trajectory model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Morris, Gary A ^a   Rosenfield, Joan E ^b   Schoeberl, Mark R ^c   Jackman, Charles H ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Stratospheric water vapor; Subsonic emissions; Supersonic aircraft emissions; Temperature perturbations; Trajectory modeling

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 1642497605     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002614     Document Type: Article

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