Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 1
Articles | Volume 18, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-37-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-37-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 1
Research article
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07 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 07 Jan 2025

Ground-based contrail observations: comparisons with reanalysis weather data and contrail model simulations

Jade Low, Roger Teoh, Joel Ponsonby, Edward Gryspeerdt, Marc Shapiro, and Marc E. J. Stettler

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The radiative forcing due to contrails is of the same order of magnitude as aviation CO2 emissions but has a higher uncertainty. Observations are vital to improve our understanding of the contrail lifecycle, improve models, and measure the effect of mitigation action. Here, we use ground-based cameras combined with flight telemetry to track visible contrails and measure their lifetime and width. We evaluate model predictions and demonstrate the capability of this approach.
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