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Measurements of the crystal size distribution performed over Southern Germany show that the effective diameter decrease 10–30% in cirrus clouds perturbed by aircraft. The reduction is more pronounced at higher cloud water content and is not observed at temperatures warmer than −30°C.
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Kristensson et al. (2000) studied this question.
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