Weather Routing and Climatic Routes Across the North Atlantic

A reversal of climatic trends in the North Atlantic

Short linear trends can be sensitive to the chosen start and end points. An obvious 8 question is to what extent is the observed cooling over the North Atlantic over the 20059 2014 period sensitive to inter-annual variability, especially the anomalous winter of the 1

The dependence of contrail formation on the weather pattern and altitude in the North Atlantic

[1] Aircraft flying through cold ice-supersaturated air produce persistent contrails which contribute to the climate impact of aviation. Here, we demonstrate the importance of the weather situation, together with the route and altitude of the aircraft through this, on estimating contrail coverage. The results have implications for determining the climate impact of contrails as well as potential...

Impact of the North Atlantic Oscillation on Transatlantic Flight Routes and Clear-Air Turbulence

The variation of wind-optimal transatlantic flight routes and their turbulence potential is investigated to understand how upper-level winds and large-scale flow patterns can affect the efficiency and safety of long-haul flights. In this study, the wind-optimal routes (WORs) that minimize the total flight time by considering wind variations are modeled for flights between John F. Kennedy Intern...

The Influence of Climatic Conditions of the North Atlantic on Recruitment to the Icelandic Cod Stock

The economy of Iceland depends heavily on the fishing industry, which provides more than 60% of export earnings and employs 8% of the work force. The economy, therefore, remains sensitive to declining fish stocks. In the mid-1980s, a complete collapse of the Icelandic cod stock appeared imminent and it has remained at historically low levels since. During the last three decades, the weather con...

A reversal of climatic trends in the North Atlantic 1 since 2005