Numerical simulations of contrail-to-cirrus transition-Part 1: An extensive parametric study

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2017-2036

  Unterstrasser, S ^a   Gierens, K ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAIL; ICE CRYSTAL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 77249134624     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-2017-2010     Document Type: Article

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