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The Contrail Effect
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NOVA's The Contrail Effect describes how contrails form and how humidity determines how long they last. The webpage goes on to describe the study during the days of clear skies, without contrails, following 9/11. Three satellite images of contrail patterns are provided.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/contrail-effect.html
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2006 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Keywords: climate change, clouds, global warming, humidity, meteorology
Record Creator: Metadata instance created September 15, 2011 by Ed Lee
Record Updated: Sep 15, 2011 by Ed Lee
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WGBH Educational Foundation, The Contrail Effect (2006), WWW Document, (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/contrail-effect.html).
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WGBH Educational Foundation, The Contrail Effect (2006), <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/contrail-effect.html>.
APA Format
WGBH Educational Foundation. (2011, January 2). The Contrail Effect. Retrieved May 20, 2013, from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/contrail-effect.html
Chicago Format
WGBH Educational Foundation. The Contrail Effect. January 2, 2011. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/contrail-effect.html (accessed 20 May 2013).
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WGBH Educational Foundation. The Contrail Effect. 2006. 2 Jan. 2011. 20 May 2013 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/contrail-effect.html>.
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