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Contrail Tracking and ARM Data Product DevelopmentA contrail tracking system was developed to help in the assessment of the effect of commercial jet contrails on the Earth's radiative budget. The tracking system was built by combining meteorological data from the Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) numerical weather prediction model with commercial air traffic flight track data and satellite imagery. A statistical contrail-forecasting model was created a combination of surface-based contrail observations and numerical weather analyses and forecasts. This model allows predictions of widespread contrail occurrences for contrail research on either a real-time basis or for long-term time scales. Satellite-derived cirrus cloud properties in polluted and unpolluted regions were compared to determine the impact of air traffic on cirrus.
Document ID
20050199049
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other
Authors
Duda, David P.
(Hampton Univ. VA, United States)
Russell, James, III
(Hampton Univ. VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 2005
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG1-02044
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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