Contrail formation within cirrus: ICON-LEM simulations of the impact of cirrus cloud properties on contrail formation

Verma, Pooja; Burkhardt, Ulrike

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-8819-2022

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Contrail formation within cirrus: ICON-LEM simulations of the impact of cirrus cloud properties on contrail formation

Pooja Verma and Ulrike Burkhardt

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