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Title:

Contrails

Url:

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/contrail.html

Creator:

Ackerman, Steven A.

Publisher:

Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (Madison, Wis.)

Description: This site offers information about contrails (condensation trails emitted by jet aircraft exhaust) and their effects on climate. It presents an explanation of how contrails form and how they relate to vapor pressure. A series of images enables users to investigate how contrails changes over time.

LC Classification:

Science -- Physics -- Meteorology. Climatology
Technology -- Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics. -- Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics -- Aeronautics. Aeronautical engineering -- Miscellaneous aspects of the general subject -- Meteorology in aeronautics. Aeronautical meteorology -- Special, A-Z -- Condensation trails

GEM Subject:

Science -- Meteorology
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Meteorology -- Condensation

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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