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Impacts of a near-future supersonic aircraft fleet on atmospheric composition and climate

Sebastian D. Eastham, Thibaud M. Fritz, Inés Sanz-Morère, Prakash Prashanth, Florian Allroggen, Ronald G. Prinn, Raymond L. Speth, Steven R. H. Barrett

Environmental Science Atmospheres · 2022 · 24 citations · 55 references

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Sulfur aerosols and soot from supersonic aircraft may cause greater climate impacts than the emitted CO 2 . Both fuel composition and cruise altitude must be considered when evaluating the effects of supersonic aircraft on climate and the ozone layer.

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