1. A Composite-Based Retro-Prediction Method for Jet Contrail Outbreaks Over the United States Open Access Author: Silva, Armand Daniel Title: A Composite-Based Retro-Prediction Method for Jet Contrail Outbreaks Over the United States Graduate Program: Geography Keywords: contrailsregionalizationretro-predictionupper troposphereaviationclimate diagnosticssynoptic climatology File: Download Silva_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Andrew Mark Carleton, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAndrew Mark Carleton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor