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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:31 AM Jun 2015

Jet contrails affect surface temperatures

Uh oh. Contrail conspiracists' fears get bit of boost...?

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Jet contrails affect surface temperatures

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High in the sky where the cirrus ice crystal clouds form, jet contrails draw their crisscross patterns. Now researchers have found that these elevated ice cloud trails can influence temperatures on the ground and affect local climate, according to a team of geographers.

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Jet contrails affect surface temperatures (Original Post) Panich52 Jun 2015 OP

It's possible. Never know AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #1

Studied in September 2001. longship Jun 2015 #2

Ineresting Locrian Jun 2015 #3

I remember that too. Glassunion Jul 2015 #4

AuntPatsy

(9,904 posts)

1. It's possible. Never know

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:38 AM

Jun 2015

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. Studied in September 2001.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 12:07 PM

Jun 2015

When no planes flew in the USA the result was increased temps, according to one study.

These results are questioned by some.
Here: http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081231/full/news.2008.1335.html

Locrian

(4,522 posts)

3. Ineresting

Reply to longship (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 12:15 PM

Jun 2015

I lived out in the country back then, and I'll never forget how QUIET it was those nights. I remember being out at ~ 3:00am (my dog always had to go out at that time - everynight). The noise floor, background noise, whatever was just lower. It was really weird....

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

4. I remember that too.

Reply to Locrian (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 09:11 PM

Jul 2015

The stark, almost errie silence in the night sky. Nothing... No jets up high, no personal craft puttering along. Just nothing.

What made it worse was the c130 flying 3k feet off the deck right over the house piercing that silence. It was ominous.

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