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Research on the Environmental Impacts of Contrails (Text only)

Both aircraft performance and weather contribute to contrail formation.

Sunrays reflect off contrail clouds.

Contrail clouds block some of the solar waves and retain some of the Earth's energy from escaping.

Aircraft factors:

Fuel
Engine
Aircraft Type
Flight Path

Weather factors:

Conditions
Location
Time of Day
Time of Year

Research on the Environmental Impacts of Contrails (Text only)

Regulations for Emissions from Vehicles and Engines