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On Contrail Cimate Sensitivity

Ponater, M. and Marquart, S. and Sausen, R. and Schumann, U. (2005) On Contrail Cimate Sensitivity. Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L10706-1-L10706-5. Wiley. doi: 10.1029/2005GL022580.

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Abstract

In equilibrium climate change simulations with a global climate model we estimate the climate sensitivity parameter to contrail cirrus to be 0.43 K/(Wm<sup>-2</sup>), only about 60% of the corresponding value for a CO2 forcing. The spatial pattern of the surface temperature response is much smoother than the forcing pattern of contrails with little correlation between both. As the thermal inertia of the climate system causes a marked delay of the transient response, only about 30% of the equilibrium surface warming to be expected from some aircraft induced radiative forcing is actually realised for aviation increase rates typical for the 1990s. Our findings do not confirm recent results of a dominating influence of contrail cirrus on temperature change over the United States between 1975 and 1994.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/10340/
Document Type:Article
Title:On Contrail Cimate Sensitivity
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Ponater, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Marquart, S.Univ. Heidelberg, HeidelbergUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sausen, R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schumann, U.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:2005
Journal or Publication Title:Geophysical Research Letters
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:No
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:32
DOI:10.1029/2005GL022580
Page Range:L10706-1-L10706-5
Publisher:Wiley
Status:Published
Keywords:climate sensitivity, climate change, aviation, contrails, climate, radiative forcing
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Aeronautics
HGF - Program Themes:L VU - Air Traffic and Environment (old)
DLR - Research area:Aeronautics
DLR - Program:L VU - Air Traffic and Environment
DLR - Research theme (Project):L - Air Traffic and Weather (old)
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Atmospheric Dynamics
Deposited By: Löb, Ute
Deposited On:31 Jan 2008
Last Modified:08 Mar 2018 18:28

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