Figure 3 - The use of Meteorological Data to Improve Contrail Detection in Thermal Imagery over Ireland

Schmidt-Appleman criterion for contrail formation. The red line represents the state of the exhaust air as it mixes with environmental air. Where this line crosses the saturation vapour pressure curve for water, a contrail will from. If ambient air is saturated with respect to ice, contrails will persist.

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The use of Meteorological Data to Improve Contrail Detection in Thermal Imagery over Ireland - Scientific Figure on ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Schmidt-Appleman-criterion-for-contrail-formation-The-red-line-represents-the-state-of_fig3_244478376 [accessed 14 Dec 2024]

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Figure 3 Schmidt-Appleman criterion for contrail formation. The red line represents the state of the exhaust air as it mixes with environmental air. Where this line crosses the saturation vapour pressure curve for water, a contrail will from. If ambient air is saturated with respect to ice, contrails will persist.

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