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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2251-2023
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Research article
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16 Feb 2023
Research article |
| 16 Feb 2023
| 16 Feb 2023
Upper-tropospheric slightly ice-subsaturated regions: frequency of occurrence and statistical evidence for the appearance of contrail cirrus
Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Troposphere (IEK-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Stratosphere (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Christoph Mahnke
Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Troposphere (IEK-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Susanne Rohs
Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Troposphere (IEK-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Ulrich Bundke
Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Troposphere (IEK-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Nicole Spelten
Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Stratosphere (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Georgios Dekoutsidis
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Silke Groß
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Christiane Voigt
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Ulrich Schumann
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Andreas Petzold
Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Troposphere (IEK-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Stratosphere (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- Understanding the role of contrails and contrail cirrus in climate change: a global perspective D. Singh et al. 10.5194/acp-24-9219-2024
- Geometrical and optical properties of cirrus clouds in Barcelona, Spain: analysis with the two-way transmittance method of 4 years of lidar measurements C. Gil-Díaz et al. 10.5194/amt-17-1197-2024
- Regional and seasonal impact of hydrogen propulsion systems on potential contrail cirrus cover S. Kaufmann et al. 10.1016/j.aeaoa.2024.100298
- Global aviation contrail climate effects from 2019 to 2021 R. Teoh et al. 10.5194/acp-24-6071-2024
- Climatology of Cirrus Clouds over Observatory of Haute-Provence (France) Using Multivariate Analyses on Lidar Profiles F. Mandija et al. 10.3390/atmos15101261
- Powering aircraft with 100 % sustainable aviation fuel reduces ice crystals in contrails R. Märkl et al. 10.5194/acp-24-3813-2024
- Contrail radiative dependence on ice particle number concentration R. De León & D. Lee 10.1088/2752-5295/ace6c6
- Differences in microphysical properties of cirrus at high and mid-latitudes E. De La Torre Castro et al. 10.5194/acp-23-13167-2023
- Variability in the properties of the distribution of the relative humidity with respect to ice: implications for contrail formation S. Sanogo et al. 10.5194/acp-24-5495-2024
- A scalable system to measure contrail formation on a per-flight basis S. Geraedts et al. 10.1088/2515-7620/ad11ab
- Operational differences lead to longer lifetimes of satellite detectable contrails from more fuel efficient aircraft E. Gryspeerdt et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/ad5b78
Latest update: 13 Dec 2024
Short summary
The radiative effect of aviation-induced cirrus is closely related to ambient conditions and its microphysical properties. Our study investigated the occurrence of contrail and natural cirrus measured above central Europe in spring 2014. It finds that contrail cirrus appears frequently in the pressure range 200 to 245 hPa and occurs more often in slightly ice-subsaturated environments than expected. Avoiding slightly ice-subsaturated regions by aviation might help mitigate contrail cirrus.
The radiative effect of aviation-induced cirrus is closely related to ambient conditions and its...
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