Contrail Modeling and Simulation

• Roberto Paoli ^[1] ; Karim Shariff ^[2]
  1. [1] Centre Europeen De Recherche Et De Formation Avancee En Calcul Scientifique

     Centre Europeen De Recherche Et De Formation Avancee En Calcul Scientifique

     Arrondissement de Toulouse, Francia

     
  2. [2] NASA Ames Research Center
• Localización: Annual review of fluid mechanics, ISSN 0066-4189, Nº. 48, 2016, págs. 393-427
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • There is large uncertainty in the radiative forcing induced by aircraft contrails, particularly after they transform to cirrus. It has recently become possible to simulate contrail evolution for long periods after their formation. We review the main physical processes and simulation efforts in the four phases of contrail evolution, namely the jet, vortex, vortex dissipation, and diffusion phases. Recommendations for further work are given.