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Aviation effects on already-existing cirrus clouds

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  • Matthias Tesche

    (Stockholm University
    Present address: School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK)

  • Peggy Achtert

    (Stockholm University
    Present address: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK)

  • Paul Glantz

    (Stockholm University)

  • Kevin J. Noone

    (Stockholm University)

Abstract

Determining the effects of the formation of contrails within natural cirrus clouds has proven to be challenging. Quantifying any such effects is necessary if we are to properly account for the influence of aviation on climate. Here we quantify the effect of aircraft on the optical thickness of already-existing cirrus clouds by matching actual aircraft flight tracks to satellite lidar measurements. We show that there is a systematic, statistically significant increase in normalized cirrus cloud optical thickness inside mid-latitude flight tracks compared with adjacent areas immediately outside the tracks.

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  • Matthias Tesche & Peggy Achtert & Paul Glantz & Kevin J. Noone, 2016. "Aviation effects on already-existing cirrus clouds," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-6, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms12016
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12016
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