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Intensification of winter transatlantic aviation turbulence in response to climate change

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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)

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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.

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  • Paul D. Williams & Manoj M. Joshi, 2013. "Intensification of winter transatlantic aviation turbulence in response to climate change," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 3(7), pages 644-648, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:3:y:2013:i:7:d:10.1038_nclimate1866
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1866
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    1. Ethan D. Coffel & Terence R. Thompson & Radley M. Horton, 2017. "The impacts of rising temperatures on aircraft takeoff performance," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 144(2), pages 381-388, September.
    2. Naughtin, Claire & Hajkowicz, Stefan & Schleiger, Emma & Bratanova, Alexandra & Cameron, Alicia & Zamin, T & Dutta, A, 2022. "Our Future World: Global megatrends impacting the way we live over coming decades," MPRA Paper 113900, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Guy Gratton & Anil Padhra & Spyridon Rapsomanikis & Paul D. Williams, 2020. "The impacts of climate change on Greek airports," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 160(2), pages 219-231, May.
    4. Gitesh Wasson & Someshwar Das & S. K. Panda, 2022. "Numerical simulation of a Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) event over Northern India using WRF modeling system," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 114(3), pages 2605-2631, December.
    5. Burbidge, Rachel, 2018. "Adapting aviation to a changing climate: Key priorities for action," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 167-174.
    6. Yuntao Zhou & Nan Zhang & Chao Li & Yong Liu & Ping Huang, 2018. "Decreased takeoff performance of aircraft due to climate change," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 151(3), pages 463-472, December.

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