ACACIA Publication list

Refereed publications

  • Matthes, S.; Lim, L.; Burkhardt, U.; Dahlmann, K.; Dietmüller, S.; Grewe, V.; Haslerud, A.S.; Hendricks, J.; Owen, B.; Pitari, G.; Righi, M.; Skowron, A. 2021: Mitigation of Non-CO2 Aviation’s Climate Impact by Changing Cruise Altitudes. Aerospace 8 (36), doi.org/10.3390/aerospace8020036 .
  • Skowron, A., Lee, D.S., De León, R.R. et al. 2021: Greater fuel efficiency is potentially preferable to reducing NOx emissions for aviation’s climate impacts. Nat Commun 12, 564, doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20771-3.
  • Gierens, K., Matthes, S., and Rohs, S., 2020: How Well Can Persistent Contrails Be Predicted? Aerospace, 7 (169), doi: 10.3390/aerospace7120169.

Non-refereed publications

  • Gierens, K., S. Matthes, S. Rohs, 2020: How well can persistent contrails be predicted? 3rd ECATS Conference, Making aviation environmentally sustainable. 13-15 October 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • S. Matthes, K. Gierens, R. Sausen, and the ACACIA team, 2020: ACACIA PROJECT --- Improved understanding of aviation's climate impact. 10th EASN Virtual International Conference on Innovation in Aviation and Space to the Satisfction of the European Citizens. 2-4 September 2020.
  • Sausen, R., K. Gierens, S. Matthes, and the ACACIA team, 2020: The EU project ACACIA (Advancing the science for aviation and climate). 3rd ECATS Conference, Making aviation environmentally sustainable. 13-15 October 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Oral presentations

  • Skowron, A. (2021): Effect of future atmospheric background composition on NOx climate impact in the longer term. RAeS Conference: Mitigating the climate impact of non-CO2 Aviation’s low-hanging fruit, 23-24 March 2021, virtual.
  • Grewe, V. (2021): Current assessment of NOx impact and dependence on time and place of emissions. RAeS Conference: Mitigating the climate impact of non-CO2 Aviation’s low-hanging fruit, 23-24 March 2021, virtual.
  • Sausen, R. (2021): Climate impact of Aviation's non-CO2 emissions - An overview. RAeS Conference: Mitigating the climate impact of non-CO2 Aviation’s low-hanging fruit, 23-24 March 2021, virtual.
  • Gierens, K. M. (2021): Contrail Statistics, Big Hits and Predictability. RAeS Conference: Mitigating the climate impact of non-CO2 Aviation’s low-hanging fruit, 23-24 March 2021, virtual.
  • Lee, D., D. Fahey, and J.S. Fuglestvedt, 2020: Climate change and aviation. Online Stocktaking Preview, 28 April 2020, in preparation for the ICAO Stocktaking Seminar on in-sector CO2 emissions reductions, which has been rescheduled to 8-10 September 2020 at ICAO Headquarters, Montreal. Download presentation (pdf 3.7 MB).
  • Matthes, S., Lührs B., Linke F., Grewe V., Dahlmann K., Yin F., and Shine K. 2020: Mitigation potential of climate-optimized routing: concept study for Europe. AEC, 25-28 February 2020, Bordeaux, France. Download extended abstract.
  • Terrenoire, E. and Hauglustaine,D. 2020: Impact of present and future aircraft emissions on atmospheric composition. 3rd ECATS Conference, Making aviation environmentally sustainable. 13-15 October 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Grewe, V., Matthes, S., and Dahlmann, K. 2020: The Contribution of Aviation NOx Emissions to Climate Change. 3rd ECATS Conference, Making aviation environmentally sustainable. 13-15 October 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Yin, F. and Grewe, V. 2020: Impact on Contrails Coverage when Flying with Hybrid Electric Aircraft. 3rd ECATS Conference, Making aviation environmentally sustainable. 13-15 October 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Gierens, K., Rohs, S., Matthes, S. 2020: Contrail Formation Conditions and Instantaneous Radiative Forcing. 3rd ECATS Conference, Making aviation environmentally sustainable. 13-15 October 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Frömming, C., Grewe, V., Brinkop, S., Haslerud, A., Rosanka, S., van Manen, J., and Matthes, S. 2020: Weather and Location Dependency of Aviation Climate Effects: 4-D-Climate-Change-Functions. 3rd ECATS Conference, Making aviation environmentally sustainable. 13-15 October 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Yamashita, H., Yin, F., Grewe, V., Jöckel, P., Matthes, S., Kern, B., Dahlmann, K., and Frömming, C. 2020: Comparison of Various Aircraft Routing Strategies Using the AirTraf 2.0. 3rd ECATS Conference, Making aviation environmentally sustainable. 13-15 October 2020, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Posters

Policy consultation

  • German Federal Chancellery: Robert Sausen is invited to an industry and policy related Expert Discussion in the German Federal Chancellery, Topic: Challenge 'Green Deal'. Alternative and disruptive propulsion technology in aviation. 19 January 2021.

Press releases / Public affairs material

  • Participation of Robert Sausen in EUROCONTROL Webinar: Stakeholder Forum on aviation’s impact on non-CO2 emissions. How can the aviation industry best address climate impacts other than CO2? 27 April 2021, Link to Webinar.
  • DLR press release: Global air transport contributes 3.5 percent to global warming (English) / Der globale Luftverkehr trägt 3,5 Prozent zur Klimaerwärmung bei (Deutsch), 24 September 2020
  • English version
  • Deutsche Ausgabe

Media appearances

Print

  • Interview with Sigrun Matthes (DLR): Following the yellow brick road (English) / Auf der richtigen Spur (German). DLR Magazin 164, April 2020.
  • English version (pdf 12 MB)
  • Deutsche Ausgabe (pdf 10 MB)

Broadcast

  • BBC News: Radio interview and short video presentation about aviation, climate, and Covid-19 on by Marianne Tronstad Lund (Cicero), August/September 2020.
  • Radio interview
  • Short video