Impact on flight trajectory characteristics when avoiding the formation of persistent contrails for transatlantic flights
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DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2018.09.017
Abstract: This paper studies the impacts on flight trajectories, such as lateral and vertical changes, when avoiding the formation of persistent contrails for transatlantic flights. A sophisticated Earth-System Model (EMAC) coupled with a flight routing submodel… read more here.
Keywords: contrail; formation; flight; transatlantic flights ... See more keywords
Evaluating the Significance of the Contrail Effect on Diurnal Temperature Range Using the Eyjafjallajökull Eruption‐Related Flight Disruption
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gl080899
Abstract: Meteorological data collected during the post‐9/11 flight grounding in the USA suggested that the removal of contrails increased diurnal temperature range (DTR), but subsequent research has contested this result. The 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption resulted in… read more here.
Keywords: contrail; temperature range; temperature; flight ... See more keywords
Facilitating Climate-Friendly Aviation: Spatial-Frequency Synergy for Contrail Detection in Remote Sensing Imagery
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DOI: 10.1109/jstars.2025.3638952
Abstract: Aircraft condensation trails (contrails), formed in ice supersaturation regions, are human-induced clouds with significant climate warming effects. Mitigating their climate impact through feasible flight rerouting requires precise contrail detection, tracking, and prediction from satellite imagery.… read more here.
Keywords: detection; frequency; contrail; remote sensing ... See more keywords
Statistical analysis of contrail to cirrus evolution during the Contrail and Cirrus Experiment (CONCERT)
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DOI: 10.5194/acp-18-9803-2018
Abstract: Abstract. Air traffic affects cloudiness, and thus climate, by emitting exhaust gases and particles. The study of the evolution of contrail properties is very challenging due to the complex interplay of vortex dynamics and the… read more here.
Keywords: contrail; contrail cirrus; cirrus evolution; evolution contrail ... See more keywords
The Climate Impact of COVID19 Induced Contrail Changes
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DOI: 10.5194/acp-2021-210
Abstract: Abstract. The COVID19 pandemic caused significant economic disruption in 2020 and severely impacted air traffic. We use a state of the art Earth System Model and ensembles of tightly constrained simulations to evaluate the effect… read more here.
Keywords: contrail changes; impact covid19; climate impact; contrail ... See more keywords
Global aviation contrail climate effects from 2019 to 2021
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DOI: 10.5194/acp-24-6071-2024
Abstract: Abstract. The current best-estimate of the global annual mean radiative forcing (RF) attributable to contrail cirrus is thought to be 3 times larger than the RF from aviation's cumulative CO2 emissions. Here, we simulate the global… read more here.
Keywords: contrail; contrail net; global aviation; aviation contrail ... See more keywords
Factors limiting contrail detection in satellite imagery
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DOI: 10.5194/amt-18-1115-2025
Abstract: Abstract. Contrails (ice clouds, originally line-shaped after initiation by aircraft exhaust) provide a significant warming contribution to the overall climate impact of aviation. This makes reducing them a key target for future climate strategies in… read more here.
Keywords: detection; satellite; contrail; resolution ... See more keywords
Ground-based contrail observations: comparisons with reanalysis weather data and contrail model simulations
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DOI: 10.5194/amt-18-37-2025
Abstract: Abstract. Observations of contrails are vital for improving our understanding of the contrail formation and life cycle, informing models, and assessing mitigation strategies. Here, we developed a methodology that utilises ground-based cameras for tracking and… read more here.
Keywords: ground based; contrail; model; contrail formation ... See more keywords