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@ARTICLE{Schumann:825094,
author = {Schumann, Ulrich and Kiemle, Christoph and Schlager, Hans
and Weigel, Ralf and Borrmann, Stephan and D'amato, F. and
Krämer, Martina and Matthey, Renaud and Protat, Alain and
Voigt, Christiane and Volk, Michael},
title = {{L}ong-lived contrails and convective cirrus above the
tropical tropopause},
journal = {Atmospheric chemistry and physics / Discussions},
volume = {},
issn = {1680-7375},
address = {Katlenburg-Lindau},
publisher = {EGU},
reportid = {FZJ-2016-07571},
pages = {},
year = {2016},
abstract = {Contrails of the Russian high-flying research aircraft M-55
"Geophysica" are investigated in measurements above the
tropical tropopause during the SCOUT-O3 field-experiment
near Darwin, Australia, in 2005. The aircraft reached
19 km altitude, far above the tropopause with −87 °C
temperature at 17 km. In-situ, lidar, and
microwave-temperature profiler measurements on board the
Geophysica are used. An upward-looking lidar on the German
research aircraft "Falcon", the CPOL radar near Darwin, and
NOAA-AVHRR satellites provide complementary data. Exhaust
emission indices are derived from a self-match experiment of
the Geophysica in the polar stratosphere in 2010. Plume
positions are estimated based on measured or analyzed wind
and parameterized wake vortex descent. One contrail is
detectable in a photo, and characterized in-situ during
contrail formation downwind of the overshooting convective
system "Hector" of 16 November 2005. The upper part of the
contrail formed in the tropical lower stratosphere at
$~ 60 \%$ relative humidity over ice at −82 °C. The
~ 1-h lifetime is explained by engine water emissions,
slightly enhanced humidity from Hector, low temperature, low
turbulence, and possibly nitric-acid hydrate formation. The
long persistence suggests large contrail coverage from
future high-flying aircraft. Further Geophysica contrail
parts are found in the measurements inside the strongly
convective Hector clouds on 30 November 2005. Most of the
non-volatile aerosol measured over Hector is traceable to
aircraft emissions. Cirrus clouds observed by lidar above
the anvil occur in coincidence with computed contrail
positions. The upper part of the stratospheric anvil can be
explained as contrail cirrus in this case. The radar
indicates that the cirrus was measured in-situ mostly
besides and above overshooting convection, and the maximum
ice water content in the overshoots is far higher than
measured along the flight path. The evidence suggests that
parts of the ice clouds measured are contrails or mixtures
of convective and contrail cirrus. The number of ice
particles in the contrails is less than $1 \%$ of the
number of non-volatile aerosol particles, possibly because
of sublimation losses and undetected very small ice
particles. The findings are of relevance with respect to
hydration of the lower stratosphere, overshooting
convection, and future increases of air traffic in the lower
stratosphere.},
cin = {IEK-7},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-7-20101013},
pnm = {244 - Composition and dynamics of the upper troposphere and
middle atmosphere (POF3-244)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-244},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.5194/acp-2016-940},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/825094},
}