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Page 1: R.p.allan@reading.ac.uk © University of Reading 2009 1 Radiative effects of persistent aircraft contrails: a case study Richard Allan Environmental Systems.

[email protected]© University of Reading 20091

Radiative effects of persistent aircraft contrails: a case study

Richard AllanEnvironmental Systems Science Centre

Jim HaywoodMet Office

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Met Office NAME model

NOAA17 satellite image 20 March 2009 10:06

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Using GERB-like/SEVIRI to quantify radiative effects of persistent contrail cirrus

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Additional Activities

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GERBILS 18-28 June 2007

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Aircraft field campaign to investigate radiative effect of dust over West Sahara and improve model simulations

Lead by Jim Haywood (UK Met Office)

Model-GERB

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Opportunities:

Continuous Monitoring of models and observations

13th March | 14th March 2006

Model S

W albedo

2005 2006

Change in model minus GERB flux differences: relate to change in model physics implementation

Identify problem and fix: convective cloud decay time-scale

Monitor improvement using GERB/CloudSat

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Allan et al. (2007) QJRMS

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2008

Opportunities: linking the cloud feedback and water/energy cycles issues- Radiative/microphysical properties of marine stratiform cloud- CloudSat/CALIPSO, GERB/CERES, SSM/I