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<strong>Aviation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Atmosphere</strong><br />

<strong>Aviation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Atmosphere</strong><br />

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Annex B: Glossary of Terms<br />

AERONO x EU project to study impact of NO x emissions from aircraft at altitudes between 8 to 15 km.<br />

Aerosols Airborne suspension of small particles.<br />

Aerosol Precursors Gases or chemi-ions that may undergo gas to particle conversion.<br />

Aerosol Size Distribution Particle concentration per unit size interval.<br />

AEROTRACE Project funded by <strong>the</strong> EU to measure trace species in <strong>the</strong> exhaust of aero engines.<br />

Albedo The ratio between reflected <strong>and</strong> incident solar flux.<br />

Anthropogenic Caused or produced by humans.<br />

Background <strong>Atmosphere</strong> The atmosphere remote from anthropogenic or volcanic influences.<br />

Binary Nucleation Nucleation from two gas phase species.<br />

Black Carbon Graphitic carbon, sometimes referred to as elemental or free carbon.<br />

Block Time The time elapsed from start of taxi out at origin to <strong>the</strong> end of taxi in at destination.<br />

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