Contrails - Research, comments and links
Contrails and Aviation-cirrus
Links (02)
Checked and updated: April 6, 2004
NOAA Issues Draft Policy to Foster "Fair Weather" Partnerships
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is requesting
public comment on a newly drafted policy governing NOAA's National Weather
Service interactions and cooperation with the greater consortium of public,
private and academic weather and climate institutions.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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NESDIS
provides timely access to global environmental data from satellites and
other sources to promote, protect, & enhance the Nation's economy,
security, environment, & quality of life.
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
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The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
(NPOESS) is a satellite system used to monitor global environmental
conditions, and collect and disseminate data related to: weather,
atmosphere, oceans, land and near-space environment.
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)
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Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC)
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Department of Transportation (DOT)
Broken links (update April 5, 2004)
On
the regional climatic impact of contrails: microphysical
and radiative properties of contrails and natural cirrus clouds
(broken link)
Cloudiness Trends and Their Relationship to Aviation and Contrails
http://hyperion.gsfc.nasa.gov/AEAP/98minnisabs.html
AEAP: Atmospheric Effects of Aviation Project. The AEAP Project
has ended.
At the direction of Randy Kawa, the AEAP web
pages have been removed.
Studies of the Freezing Conditions of Sulfate Particles and Soot/Sulfate
Particles in Upper Tropospheric Conditions
http://hyperion.gsfc.nasa.gov/AEAP/98demottabs.html
Radiative Forcing By Contrails
http://hyperion.gsfc.nasa.gov/AEAP/98schumann1abs.html
Congressional Research Service Report on Contrail observations
Issue Brief on Global Climate change
'Sunny, with
contrails', an article by science-journalist Carl Koppeschaar
in KIJK Magazine (Dutch)
"Jet Trails May Change Global Climate", published by Claire Gilbert, Ph.D.
http://www.climatechangesolutions.com/english/individuals/tools/transport/default.htm
Ecobalance chapter of the Climate Train
<../climatetrain/ecobal.html>
Emissions from a flight from Frankfurt to Kyoto, compared with those from
the same journey by train and boat.
The Right Price for Air Travel
<http://www.milieudefensie.nl/airtravel>
FOE's international campaign for taxes on aviation fuel or equivalent
charges for environmental impact
Interactive Graphics -Vote to Choose our Climate <applet/mf.html>
Plots connect science and policy, ranging from regional per-capita emissions
quotas through to future global temperature rise, via the carbon cycle and
radiative forcing. Adjust the parameters just by moving a control with your
mouse, then submit a vote.
Flying off to a Warmer Climate <flying/mf.html> about greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft, with interactive map-calculator to calculate the cost of any journey.
Climate Train to-Kyoto <climatetrain/mf.html> journey by train, boat and bicycle from Europe to the UN Climate Convention COP3 in Kyoto -full report online including many photos.
Climate Engineering <cleng/mf.html> a critical review of global scale "technical-fixes" for climate change.
Long-term vision for Choose-Climate <vision/vision.html> proposals for a global climate referendum using the internet
Choose Climate homepage and other links. <mf.html>
