Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998georl..25.1165s&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 25, Issue 8, p. 1165-1168
Physics
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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Cloud Physics And Chemistry, Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Aerosols And Particles
Scientific paper
During the April 1996 SUCCESS field campaign, our ground-based polarization lidar studied a variety of contrails ranging from a new NASA DC-8 contrail to persisting contrails from commercial jet aircraft that had spread into an almost invisible cirrostratus sheet. What distinguishes these contrails from natural cirrus is their tendency to remain thin (~50-500 m), and to generate strong laser backscattering and depolarization, often along with solar coronas, even an hour or more after formation. Lidar depolarization ratios in persisting contrails ranged from ~0.3-0.7. Contrail-cirrus clouds composed of high numbers of small (20-30 μm) particles would satisfy these findings, which has implications for comprehending their radiative and climatic effects.
Hsueh Ching-yu
Sassen Kenneth
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