Aerodynamic contrails: Microphysics and optical properties

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-243

  Kärcher, Bernd ^a   Mayer, B ^a   Gierens, K ^a   Burkhardt, U ^a   Mannstein, H ^a   Chatterjee, R ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; ICE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TROPICS;

ADIABATIC EXPANSION; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; ICE FORMATIONS; KEY DETERMINANTS; LIQUID AEROSOLS; SMALL PARTICLES; SUBSONIC AIRCRAFT; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRCRAFT; AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CIRRUS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SUPERSATURATION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 65549117008     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2768.1     Document Type: Article

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