Design Principles for a Contrail-Minimizing Trial in the North Atlantic

• Published in: Aerospace Vol. 9; no. 7; p. 375
• Main Authors: Molloy, Jarlath, Teoh, Roger, Harty, Seán, Koudis, George, Schumann, Ulrich, Poll, Ian, Stettler, Marc E. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Aerospace industry; Aircraft; Airspace; Aviation; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Climate change; Contrails; Cooling; Decision making; Emissions; Humidity; Mitigation; non-CO2 emissions; North Atlantic; Principles; Radiation; Scientific research; Traffic management; Weather forecasting

The aviation industry has committed to decarbonize its CO2 emissions. However, there has been much less industry focus on its non-CO2 emissions, despite recent studies showing that these account for up to two-thirds of aviation’s climate impact. Parts of the industry have begun to explore the feasib...