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Satellite Observations of the Impact of Individual Aircraft on Ice Crystal Number in Thin Cirrus Clouds
Author(s) :
Marjani, Sajedeh [Auteur]
Tesche, Matthias [Auteur]
Bräuer, Peter [Auteur]
Sourdeval, Odran [Auteur]
Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique (LOA) - UMR 8518
Quaas, Johannes [Auteur]
Tesche, Matthias [Auteur]
Bräuer, Peter [Auteur]
Sourdeval, Odran [Auteur]

Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique (LOA) - UMR 8518
Quaas, Johannes [Auteur]
Journal title :
Geophysical Research Letters
Abbreviated title :
Geophysical Research Letters
Volume number :
49
Pages :
e2021GL096173
Publisher :
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publication date :
2022-02-21
ISSN :
0094-8276
HAL domain(s) :
Planète et Univers [physics]/Océan, Atmosphère
Planète et Univers [physics]
Planète et Univers [physics]
English abstract : [en]
Contrails can persist in cloud-free supersaturated air, increasing high-cloud cover, and inside natural cirrus cloud, modifying the microphysical properties of them. The latter effect is almost unknown, partly because of ...
Show more >Contrails can persist in cloud-free supersaturated air, increasing high-cloud cover, and inside natural cirrus cloud, modifying the microphysical properties of them. The latter effect is almost unknown, partly because of the lack of height-resolved measurements and the capability of measurements to penetrate inside the cloud. New retrievals of the ice crystal number concentration from combined satellite cloud radar and lidar measurements (CloudSat/CALIPSO; DARDAR-Nice algorithm) now allow for satellite-based assessment inside the clouds. We investigate this issue at intersections between the aircraft flight tracks and these retrieval profiles. Regions behind the aircraft inside the flight track were compared to the adjacent regions and to ahead of the aircraft, along the satellites' profiles, where DARDAR-Nice identify geometrically thin cirrus clouds. This comparison revealed a statistically significant increase of 25% and 54% in the concentration of ice crystals with the minimum size of 5 μm around 300–540-m beneath an aircraft's flight altitude.Show less >
Show more >Contrails can persist in cloud-free supersaturated air, increasing high-cloud cover, and inside natural cirrus cloud, modifying the microphysical properties of them. The latter effect is almost unknown, partly because of the lack of height-resolved measurements and the capability of measurements to penetrate inside the cloud. New retrievals of the ice crystal number concentration from combined satellite cloud radar and lidar measurements (CloudSat/CALIPSO; DARDAR-Nice algorithm) now allow for satellite-based assessment inside the clouds. We investigate this issue at intersections between the aircraft flight tracks and these retrieval profiles. Regions behind the aircraft inside the flight track were compared to the adjacent regions and to ahead of the aircraft, along the satellites' profiles, where DARDAR-Nice identify geometrically thin cirrus clouds. This comparison revealed a statistically significant increase of 25% and 54% in the concentration of ice crystals with the minimum size of 5 μm around 300–540-m beneath an aircraft's flight altitude.Show less >
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Anglais
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Oui
Audience :
Internationale
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Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CNRS
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Interactions Rayonnement Nuages (IRN)
Submission date :
2023-01-06T12:00:48Z
2023-01-12T13:30:29Z
2023-01-12T13:30:29Z
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