contrail-formation graph

contrail-formation graph

[′kän‚trāl fȯr′mā·shən ‚graf]

(meteorology)

A graph containing the parameters pressure, temperature, and relative humidity for critical values at which condensation trails (contrails) form; used as an aid in forecasting the formation of condensation trails.

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