Disclosed is a method for determining an atmospheric radiative forcing difference by optimising or preventing contrail formation caused by an aircraft. The method comprises receiving one or more weather parameters to determine contrail forecast data; receiving one or more flight parameters associated with aircraft to determine flight data; determining tentative atmospheric radiative forcing quantity, along tentative flight trajectory, based on contrail forecast data and flight data; altering one or more flight parameters to determine optimised flight trajectory having optimum atmospheric radiative forcing quantity, wherein optimised flight trajectory is validated using imagery data; and determining an atmospheric radiative forcing difference to evaluate offset value for at least one forcing parameter associated with atmospheric radiative forcing difference. Disclosed also is an apparatus for determining atmospheric radiative forcing caused by aircraft by optimising or preventing contrail formation. Further, disclosed is computer program product to carry out aforementioned method.
METHODS FOR OPTIMISING THE ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE FORCING OF AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATIONS ON CLIMATE BY FORECASTING AND VALIDATING AIRCRAFT CONTRAIL FORMATION
VERFAHREN ZUR OPTIMIERUNG DER ATMOSPHÄRISCHEN STRAHLUNGSZWANGSLEISTUNG VON FLUGZEUGFLUGOPERATIONEN AUF DAS KLIMA DURCH VORHERSAGE UND VALIDIERUNG DER FLUGZEUGKONDENSBILDUNG
PROCÉDÉS D'OPTIMISATION DU FORÇAGE RADIATIF ATMOSPHÉRIQUE D'OPÉRATIONS DE VOL D'AÉRONEF SUR LE CLIMAT PAR PRÉVISION ET VALIDATION DE LA FORMATION DE LA TRAÎNÉE DE CONDENSATION D'AÉRONEF
2023-08-23
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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