Themicrophysical pathway to contrail formation

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 7893-7927

  Karcher B ^a   Burkhardt, U ^a   Bier, A ^a   Bock, L ^a   Ford, I J ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONDENSATION; CONTRAIL; DROPLET; HYGROSCOPICITY; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOOT; THERMODYNAMICS; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

EID: 84940459091     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023491     Document Type: Article

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