Greenhouse gas emissions, contrails, and aviation-induced cirrus clouds are the principal pollutants from air traffic, which contribute to the anthropogenic global warming. Recent climate assessments have stressed the importance of contrails and aviation-induced cirrus clouds because they may contribute more than all other aircraft emissions combined. This paper reviews the mechanisms of contrail and aviation-induced cirrus cloud formation from which avoidance strategies are derived and discussed.
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