Aviation and the Global Atmosphere: A Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

by Joyce E. Penner , David Lister , David J. Griggs , David J. Dokken , Mack McFarland

• ISBN13: 9780521664042
• ISBN10: 0521664047
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-13
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report is the most comprehensive assessment available of the effects of aviation on the global atmosphere. The report considers all the gases and particles emitted by aircraft into the atmosphere and the role which they play in modifying the chemical properties of the atmosphere and initiating the formation of contrails. The report then considers how all this can modify the radiative properties of the atmosphere, leading to climate change, and can modify the ozone layer, leading to changes in ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth. The report also considers how potential changes in aircraft technology, air transport operations, and the institutional, regulatory, and economic framework might affect emissions in the future. The volume provides accurate, unbiased, policy-relevant information to serve the aviation industry, policy-makers, environmental organisations, and researchers in global change, atmospheric chemistry, and economics.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	ix
Summary for Policymakers: Aviation and the Global Atmosphere	1	(370)
Introduction	15	(14)
Impacts of Aircraft Emissions on Atmospheric Ozone	29	(36)
Aviation-Produced Aerosols and Cloudiness	65	(56)
Modeling the Chemical Composition of the Future Atmosphere	121	(44)
Solar Ultraviolet Irradiance at the Ground	165	(20)
Potential Climate Change from Aviation	185	(32)
Aircraft Technology and Its Relation to Emissions	217	(54)
Air Transport Operations and Relation to Emissions	271	(20)
Aircraft Emissions: Current Inventories and Future Scenarios	291	(42)
Regulatory and Market-Based Mitigation Measures	333	(38)
Annexes
A. Authors, Contributors, and Expert Reviewers	353	(8)
B. Glossary of Terms	361	(6)
C. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Units	367	(4)
D. List of Major IPCC Reports	371