Large eddy simulations of contrail development: Sensitivity to initial and ambient conditions over first twenty minutes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 21, 2011, Pages

  Naiman, A D ^a   Lele, S K ^a   Jacobson, M Z ^b  

^a Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial for Computational and Mathematical Engineering   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; ICE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; BULK PROPERTIES; EFFECTIVE EMISSION INDICES; EMISSION INDEX; FIELD STUDIES; ICE NUCLEI; ICE PROPERTIES; MICROPHYSICS; OPTICAL DEPTH; SIMULATION TIME; VERTICAL SHEAR; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

AIRCRAFT; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONTRAIL; FLUID DYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 81255177010     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015806     Document Type: Article

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