Abstract
The results of a pilot study to assess the feasibility of documenting the occurrence of jet contrails over the US from high-resolution Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) imagery are presented. They are strongly positive, suggesting that 1) contrails can be distinguished from natural cirrus on the imagery; 2) contrails are consistently identifiable; 3) contrails often occur in association with the natural cirrus and frequently spread; and 4) this spreading could extend the accompanying natural cirrus shield.-from Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 301-309 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Bulletin - American Meteorological Society |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1986 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atmospheric Science