Daily Memo: Contrail Formation, A Non-CO2 Uncertainty In Search Of Data

contrails in the sky
Credit: Mark Nensel/Aviation Week
How real a threat to potential climate change are contrails—the trail of ice crystals formed by jet engine exhaust at high altitudes? Only hard data will help answer the question, yet contrails and their effects—cited by scientists as the main source of non-CO 2 climate emissions—are notoriously...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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