Dissipation trail: Difference between revisions
From Glossary of Meteorology
(Created page with " {{TermHeader}} {{TermSearch}} <div class="termentry"> <div class="term"> == dissipation trail == </div> <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(<br/>''O...") |
m (Rewrite with Template:Term and clean up) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Term | |||
|Display title=dissipation trail | |||
{{ | |Definitions={{Definition | ||
|Num=1 | |||
|Meaning=(''Or'' distrail.) A clearly delineated limpid lane forming behind an aircraft flying in a thin cloud layer; the opposite of a [[condensation trail]]. | |||
|Explanation=The [[heat]] of combustion of the aircraft fuel, released into the swept path by the exhaust stacks of the aircraft, can, under certain conditions, evaporate existing clouds (if not too dense) and yield a distrail. Clouds of low liquid [[water content]] and relatively high [[temperature]] are susceptible to distrail formation but the phenomenon is comparatively rare. | |||
}} | |||
= | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:29, 27 March 2024
(Or distrail.) A clearly delineated limpid lane forming behind an aircraft flying in a thin cloud layer; the opposite of a condensation trail.
The heat of combustion of the aircraft fuel, released into the swept path by the exhaust stacks of the aircraft, can, under certain conditions, evaporate existing clouds (if not too dense) and yield a distrail. Clouds of low liquid water content and relatively high temperature are susceptible to distrail formation but the phenomenon is comparatively rare.
