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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-8163-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-8163-2019
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27 Jun 2019
Research article |  | 27 Jun 2019

Contrail cirrus radiative forcing for future air traffic

Lisa Bock and Ulrike Burkhardt

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The climate impact of air traffic is to a large degree caused by changes in cirrus cloudiness resulting from the formation of contrails. We use an atmospheric climate model with a contrail cirrus parameterization to investigate the climate impact of contrail cirrus for the year 2050. The strong increase in contrail cirrus radiative forcing due to the projected increase in air traffic volume cannot be compensated for by the reduction of soot emissions and by improvements in propulsion efficiency.
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