The evolution of microphysical and optical properties of an A380 contrail in the vortex phase

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 6629-6643

  Gayet, J F ^a   Shcherbakov, V ^a   Voigt, C ^b,c   Schumann, U ^b   Schauble D ^b   Jessberger, P ^b   Petzold, A ^b   Minikin, A ^b   Schlager, H ^b   Dubovik, O ^d   Lapyonok, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTRAIL; CRUISE REPORT; ICE CRYSTAL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX; WATER CONTENT;

FALCONIDAE;

EID: 84869019099     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-6629-2012     Document Type: Article

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