A Study of Jet Contrails Following the Grounding of Commercial

question 40

Multiple Choice

A study of jet contrails following the grounding of commercial flights after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks found that

• A) contrails have a very limited effect on the Earth's energy budget.
• B) contrails reduce diurnal temperature ranges in regions with a high density aircraft.
• C) contrails contribute more to cloud-albedo forcing than cloud-greenhouse forcing.
• D) contrails are difficult to distinguish from natural cirrus clouds.

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Probation

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