Contrail microphysical properties and radiative forcing over the Northern Hemisphere derived using MODIS infrared observations

Sarah Thomas Bedka, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, United States, Patrick Minnis, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, United States, David P Duda, Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc., Hampton, United States, Douglas Spangenberg, Science Systems & Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA, United States, Thad Chee, Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Hampton, Hampton, VA, United States and Konstantin V Khlopenkov, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA, United States