Arctic Mayhem, Contrails and Climate, and Dirty Diesels
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- Oil spills in the sky. Smith, Gar // Earth Island Journal;Summer97, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p34
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The future development of contrails is investigated considering changes in air traffic and aircraft technology as well as climate change by means of a contrail parameterization developed for the ECHAM general circulation model. Time slice simulations show an increase in global annual mean...
- Warmed by contrails. Husain, Farouk // New Scientist;4/30/2011, Vol. 210 Issue 2810, p25
The article presents a letter to the editor in response to an article on the warming effects of contrails in the April 2, 2011 issue.
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The article discusses a study by Roger Timmis of the Lancaster Environment Centre which examines the effects of contrails on climate change during the second world war.
- Globe warmed by aeroplanes. // Ecologist;Jul/Aug2002, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p7
Reports that aeroplane vapor trails, the thin white clouds left by high-flying jets, substantially alter the atmosphere's heat balance.
- Contrails & Climate Change. // Business & Commercial Aviation;Feb2007, Vol. 100 Issue 2, p69
The article reports on the efforts of researchers at Imperial College in London, England to predict contrail formation and identify ways of reducing it. It reveals that the researchers are combining predictions from climate change models with air traffic simulations. Their work suggests that...
- Featured article Quiz #4: "Environmental Health Risks Associated with Off-Campus Student-Tenant Housing" Cole, Eugene C. // Journal of Environmental Health;Jan/Feb2009, Vol. 71 Issue 6, p51
A quiz concerning the environmental health risks associated with off-campus student-tenant housing is presented.
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