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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3813-2024
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Research article
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27 Mar 2024
Research article |
| 27 Mar 2024
| 27 Mar 2024
Powering aircraft with 100 % sustainable aviation fuel reduces ice crystals in contrails
Raphael Satoru Märkl
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Christiane Voigt
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Daniel Sauer
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Rebecca Katharina Dischl
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Stefan Kaufmann
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Theresa Harlaß
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Valerian Hahn
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Anke Roiger
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Cornelius Weiß-Rehm
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Ulrike Burkhardt
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Ulrich Schumann
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Andreas Marsing
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Monika Scheibe
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Andreas Dörnbrack
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Charles Renard
Airbus Operations SAS, Toulouse, France
Maxime Gauthier
Airbus Operations SAS, Toulouse, France
Peter Swann
Rolls-Royce plc., Derby, UK
Paul Madden
Rolls-Royce plc., Derby, UK
Darren Luff
Rolls-Royce plc., Derby, UK
Reetu Sallinen
Neste Corporation, Innovation, Porvoo, Finland
Tobias Schripp
Institute of Combustion Technology, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Stuttgart, Germany
Patrick Le Clercq
Institute of Combustion Technology, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Stuttgart, Germany
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Latest update: 25 Dec 2024
Short summary
In situ measurements of contrails from a large passenger aircraft burning 100 % sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) show a 56 % reduction in contrail ice crystal numbers compared to conventional Jet A-1. Results from a climate model initialized with the observations suggest a significant decrease in radiative forcing from contrails. Our study confirms that future increased use of low aromatic SAF can reduce the climate impact from aviation.
In situ measurements of contrails from a large passenger aircraft burning 100 % sustainable...
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