25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-5.9.1

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT OF AIR TRAFFIC

U. Schumann
DLR, Germany

Keywords: Climate, contrails, emissions, trends, green aviation

The contribution to global warming represents one of the main challenges of the future of aviation. The radiative forcing of climate by aviation has been reassessed in recent studies. The largest contribution may result from contrail induced cirrus clouds. This paper reviews recent research results and discusses mitigation options.

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