Impact of air traffic on cirrus coverage

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Stubenrauch, Claudia J ^a   Schumann, Ulrich ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLOUDS; EXHAUST GASES;

AIR TRAFFIC DENSITY; CIRRUS CLOUDS; POTENTIAL CONTRAILS;

METEOROLOGY;

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; CIRRUS; CLOUD COVER;

EID: 24144483822     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022707     Document Type: Article

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