Abstract: Straightforward application of the Schmidt?Appleman contrail formation criteria to diagnose persistent contrail occurrence from numerical weather prediction data is hindered by significant bias errors in the upper-tropospheric ...

Abstract: A probabilistic forecast to accurately predict contrail formation over the conterminous United States (CONUS) is created by using meteorological data based on hourly meteorological analyses from the Advanced Regional ...

Abstract: Two cases of aircraft dissipation trails (distrails) with associated fall streak clouds were analyzed with multispectral geostationary satellite data. One dissipation trail was observed in a single cloud layer on 23 July ...

Abstract: This work is two pronged, discussing 1) the morphology of contrails and their transition to cirrus uncinus, and 2) their microphysical and radiative properties. It is based upon the fortuitous occurrence of an unusual set ...

Abstract: Vertical profiles of cloud microphysical data and longwave and shortwave radiation measurements through the marine boundary layer were obtained using an instrument package on the NASA tethered balloon during the FIRE Marine ...

Abstract: Widespread persistent contrails over the western Great Lakes during 9 October 2000 were examined using commercial flight data, coincident meteorological data, and satellite remote sensing data from several platforms. The ...

Abstract: nder the Federal Aviation Administration?s (FAA) Aviation Climate Change Research Initiative (ACCRI), non-CO2 climatic impacts of commercial aviation are assessed for current (2006) and for future (2050) baseline and ...