Accession Number:
AD0692119
Title:
CONTRAILS FORECASTING
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
CORNELL AERONAUTICAL LAB INC BUFFALO NY
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1964-08-01
Pagination or Media Count:
53.0
Abstract:
The principles of contrail formation and dissipation are reviewed. Methods are described for predicting the occurrence of contrails and for estimating their persistence in a form suitable for weather station use. Contrail climatology for long-range forecasts is discussed as are factors that affect the visual detection of contrails.
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Subject Categories:
- Aircraft
- Meteorology
- Naval Surface Warfare