Title of article
Measurements of relative humidity in a persistent contrail
Author/Authors
R.S. Gao، نويسنده , , D.W. Fahey، نويسنده , , P.J. Popp، نويسنده , , T.P. Marcy، نويسنده , , R.L. Herman، نويسنده , , E.M. Weinstock، نويسنده , , J.B. Smith، نويسنده , , D.S. Sayres، نويسنده , , J.V. Pittman، نويسنده , , K.H. Rosenlof، نويسنده , , T.L. Thompson، نويسنده , , P.T. Bui، نويسنده , , D.G. Baumgardner، نويسنده , , B.E. Anderson، نويسنده , , G. Kok، نويسنده , , A.J. Weinheimer، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages
11
From page
1590
To page
1600
Abstract
Persistent contrails are a common feature of the upper troposphere. We describe two methods for intercomparing and evaluating RHi measurements in a persistent contrail with calculated or expected values. The methods were applied to measurements made in the upper troposphere on board an NASA WB-57F aircraft while sampling its own contrail. Included in the analysis are measurements of water vapor pressure, temperature, ice particle number and size, and nitric oxide (NO). The systematic use of these contrail-sampling methods in future studies will improve our understanding of contrail microphysics and the performance of fast-response water and temperature measurements.
Keywords
Contrail , relative humidity , water vapor , Microphysics , nitric oxide , Aircraft emissions , Ice particles
Journal title
Atmospheric Environment
Serial Year
2006
Journal title
Atmospheric Environment
Record number
759413
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