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Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1053-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1053-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
Research article
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22 Jan 2026
Research article |  | 22 Jan 2026

Simulation of a contrail formation and early life cycle for a realistic airliner geometry

Younes Bouhafid and Nicolas Bonne

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Aircraft contrails may warm Earth's climate twice as much as CO₂, but their exact impact is uncertain. We developed a new computer model showing how plane structures create air swirls that make contrails wider and denser than thought. These thicker contrails likely trap more heat. Our findings help improve climate predictions and guide aircraft designs to reduce aviation's warming effects.
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