Comparing the CO2 emissions and contrail formation from short and long haul air traffic routes from London Heathrow

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 487-495

  Williams, Victoria ^a   Noland, Robert B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aviation; Climate; Contrails; Transport

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIRCRAFT; AIRPORT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AVIATION; CLIMATE; EXHAUST GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33745854435     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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