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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-2515-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-2515-2025
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27 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 27 Feb 2025

Multi-model assessment of the atmospheric and radiative effects of supersonic transport aircraft

Jurriaan A. van 't Hoff, Didier Hauglustaine, Johannes Pletzer, Agnieszka Skowron, Volker Grewe, Sigrun Matthes, Maximilian M. Meuser, Robin N. Thor, and Irene C. Dedoussi

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Civil supersonic aircraft may return in the near future, and their emissions could lead to atmospheric changes which are detrimental to public health and the climate. We use four atmospheric chemistry models and show that emissions from a future supersonic aircraft fleet increase stratospheric nitrogen and water vapor levels, while depleting the global ozone column and leading to increases in radiative forcing. Their impacts can be reduced by reducing NOx emissions or the cruise altitude.

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