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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
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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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21 citations as recorded by crossref.
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- Machine learning for improvement of upper-tropospheric relative humidity in ERA5 weather model data Z. Wang et al.
- Quantification of the radiative forcing of contrails embedded in cirrus clouds T. Seelig et al.
- Influence of temperature and humidity on contrail formation regions in the general circulation model EMAC: a spring case study P. Peter et al.
- A manually labeled contrail dataset from MSG/SEVIRI V. Santos Gabriel et al.
- In-situ aircraft observations of aerosol and cloud microphysical characteristics of mixed-phase clouds over the North China Plain K. Cui et al.
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21 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Fuel sulfur content can modulate contrail ice crystal numbers R. Dischl et al.
- Satellite-based estimation of high-altitude ice cloud radiative forcing derived through a Rapid Contrail-RF Estimation Approach E. Dimitropoulou et al.
- Investigating an indirect aviation effect on mid-latitude cirrus clouds – linking lidar-derived optical properties to in situ measurements S. Groß et al.
- Contrail altitude estimation using GOES-16 ABI data and deep learning V. Meijer et al.
- Transforming Aviation’s Impact on the Climate: Rethinking the Research Strategy S. Kallbekken et al.
- Measurements of particle emissions of an A350-941 burning 100 % sustainable aviation fuels in cruise R. Dischl et al.
- The importance of an informed choice of CO2-equivalence metrics for contrail avoidance A. Borella et al.
- Multi-Channel Spectral Band Adjustment Factors for Thermal Infrared Measurements of Geostationary Passive Imagers D. Piontek et al.
- Understanding the role of contrails and contrail cirrus in climate change: a global perspective D. Singh et al.
- Evaluating high-resolution aviation emissions using real-time flight data Y. Zhao et al.
- Substantial aircraft contrail formation at low soot emission levels C. Voigt et al.
- Linear Contrails Detection, Tracking and Matching with Aircraft Using Geostationary Satellite and Air Traffic Data R. Chevallier et al.
- Differences in microphysical properties of cirrus at high and mid-latitudes E. De La Torre Castro et al.
- Modelling contrail cirrus using a double-moment cloud microphysics scheme in the UK Met Office Unified Model W. Zhang et al.
- Targeted use of paraffinic kerosene: Potentials and implications G. Quante et al.
- Machine learning for improvement of upper-tropospheric relative humidity in ERA5 weather model data Z. Wang et al.
- Quantification of the radiative forcing of contrails embedded in cirrus clouds T. Seelig et al.
- Influence of temperature and humidity on contrail formation regions in the general circulation model EMAC: a spring case study P. Peter et al.
- A manually labeled contrail dataset from MSG/SEVIRI V. Santos Gabriel et al.
- In-situ aircraft observations of aerosol and cloud microphysical characteristics of mixed-phase clouds over the North China Plain K. Cui et al.
- Tracing contrails within cirrus clouds and their climate effect Z. Wang & C. Voigt
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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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