Intensification of winter transatlantic aviation turbulence in response to climate change

Paul D. Williams () and Manoj M. Joshi
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Paul D. Williams: National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading
Manoj M. Joshi: School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 7, 644-648

Abstract: Most weather-related aircraft incidents are caused by atmospheric turbulence; however, the effects of changing climate are not known. Climate model simulations show that clear-air turbulence, associated with jet streams, changes significantly for the transatlantic flight corridor when atmospheric carbon dioxide is doubled. These results suggest that climate change will lead to bumpier transatlantic flights by the middle of this century.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1866

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