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contrail cirrus: a standalone construct

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cirrus clouds formed from spreading aircraft contrails, estimated to be the largest single radiative forcing component of aviation.

In atmospheric science, contrail cirrus refers to cirrus clouds formed from spreading aircraft contrails, estimated to be the largest single radiative forcing component of aviation. This meaning comes from Burkhardt (2011) in Nature Climate Change.[1]

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References

Burkhardt, U., & Kärcher, B. (2011). Global radiative forcing from contrail cirrus. Nature Climate Change, 1(1), 54-58. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1068

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