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Contrail Formation: Analysis of Sublimation Mechanisms
Daniel SauerBernd KärcherChristiane VoigtChristiane VoigtJ. KleineJ. Kleinesubject
Physics010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesIce crystalscontrailsAtmosphärische SpurenstoffeCloud physicsThermodynamics010502 geochemistry & geophysics01 natural sciencesGeophysicsIce nucleusprocess modelingGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesSublimation (phase transition)microphysicsWolkenphysikSoot particlesaircraft measurements0105 earth and related environmental sciencesdescription
We study losses of ice crystals in a persistent, soot-rich contra i l in the wake behind a medium-sized aircraft at cru i se. Constrain i n g a model covering ice nucleation, growth, and subl i m a t i o n phases with a n aircraft data set, we track the subl i m a t i o n history over two minutes of cont r a i l age and rela t e ice crystal numbers to the number of soot particles emitted by th e aircraft engines.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-01 | Geophysical Research Letters |