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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1941-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1941-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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06 Feb 2023
Research article |
| 06 Feb 2023
| 06 Feb 2023
Observations of microphysical properties and radiative effects of a contrail cirrus outbreak over the North Atlantic
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Meteorological Institute, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Tina Jurkat-Witschas
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Romy Heller
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Ulrike Burkhardt
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Helmut Ziereis
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Georgios Dekoutsidis
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Martin Wirth
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Silke Groß
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Simon Kirschler
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Stefan Kaufmann
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Christiane Voigt
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Machine learning for improvement of upper-tropospheric relative humidity in ERA5 weather model data Z. Wang et al. 10.5194/acp-25-2845-2025
- Influence of temperature and humidity on contrail formation regions in the general circulation model EMAC: a spring case study P. Peter et al. 10.5194/acp-25-5911-2025
- In-situ aircraft observations of aerosol and cloud microphysical characteristics of mixed-phase clouds over the North China Plain K. Cui et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175248
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Short summary
Differences in the microphysical properties of contrail cirrus and natural cirrus in a contrail outbreak situation during the ML-CIRRUS campaign over the North Atlantic flight corridor can be observed from in situ measurements. The cirrus radiative effect in the area of the outbreak, derived from satellite observation-based radiative transfer modeling, is warming in the early morning and cooling during the day.
Differences in the microphysical properties of contrail cirrus and natural cirrus in a contrail...
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