In situ observations of a reduction in effective crystal diameter in cirrus clouds near flight corridors
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- 1 March 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Geophysical Research Letters
- Vol. 27 (5) , 681-684
Abstract
Measurements of the crystal size distribution performed over Southern Germany show that the effective diameter decrease 10–30% in cirrus clouds perturbed by aircraft. The reduction is more pronounced at higher cloud water content and is not observed at temperatures warmer than −30°C.Keywords
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