Clouds formed by the water vapour in the exhaust from jet planes have a small but significant effect on daily temperatures, a new study confirms.
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Travis, D. J., Carleton, A. M & Lauritsen, R. G. Contrails reduce daily temperature range. Nature 418, 601, (2002).
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Air-traffic moratorium opened window on contrails and climate. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news020805-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news020805-7