Aerodynamic contrails: Phenomenology and flow physics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-226

  Gierens, Klaus ^a   Karcher B ^a   Mannstein, H ^a   Mayer, B ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; WINGS;

ADIABATIC COOLING; AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE; CONTRAIL FORMATION; FORMATION CONDITION; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; ICE; SUPERSATURATION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 65549157544     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2767.1     Document Type: Article

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