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Articles | Volume 25, issue 7
Articles | Volume 25, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-4131-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-4131-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 25, issue 7
Research article
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10 Apr 2025
Research article |  | 10 Apr 2025

Investigating the limiting aircraft-design-dependent and environmental factors of persistent contrail formation

Liam Megill and Volker Grewe

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This study uses ERA5 data to better understand the relative importance of the factors limiting persistent contrail formation. We develop climatological relationships to estimate potential persistent contrail formation for existing as well as future aircraft and propulsion system designs. We identify latitudes and pressure levels where the introduction of novel aircraft designs would result in significant changes in potential persistent contrail formation compared to existing conventional aircraft.
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