ACPD 8, 18385–18407, 2008 Relating observations of contrail persistence to numerical D. P. Duda et al. Title Page Abstract Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures     Back Close Full Screen / Esc Printer-friendly Version Interactive Discussion Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 8, 18385–18407, 2008 www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/8/18385/2008/ © Author(s) 2008. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP). Please refer to the corresponding final paper in ACP if available. Relating observations of contrail persistence to numerical weather analysis output D. P. Duda 1 , R. Palikonda 2 , and P. Minnis 3 1 National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, VA, USA 2 Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA, USA 3 Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA Received: 7 April 2008 – Accepted: 2 October 2008 – Published: 21 October 2008 Correspondence to: D. P. Duda (david.p.duda@nasa.gov) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. 18385