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A classic example of a distrail, also known as a dissipation trail, when a clear path is formed through a cloud by the passage of an airplane. It develops when the heat from an aircraft's engine warms and evaporates supercooled cloud droplets. This distrail, along with a nearby contrail, was spotted over Montmeló, Barcelona, Spain.
Distrails over Wimborne, Dorset, England
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A distal "cutting through" a sun dog over Barmstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Sunset on the longest day of the year, seen over the Wye Nature Reserve, Kent, England
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A contrail and a distrail spotted over Wenduine, Belgium
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A distrail, short for "dissipation trail", occurs when an aircraft passes through a cloud and it turns the water droplets in the cloud into gas or ice. This distrail is seen slicing its way through a layer of cirrostratus over Kianga, New South Wales, Australia.
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Distrail spotted over Washington D.C., US
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Distrail over Mt. Rainier, Washington, US
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Precipitation in the distance, coupled with a view of clouds at different altitudes, spotted over Antelope Valley, California, US
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A distrail and a contrail both visible through cirrocumulus, spotted over Wells, Somerset, England
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A distrail, short for dissipation trail, forms when an aircraft flies through a supercooled cloud, such as with this altocumulus, as its usually either frozen or supercooled and can show distrails. This example was spotted over Falls Church, Virginia, US.
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Altocumulus spanning the sky over New Brunswick, New Jersey, US
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Distrail over Adirondack Mountains, Vermontville, New York, US
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Distrail over Beijing, China
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A distrail over Melksham, Wiltshire, England
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22-degree halo 'intersected' by a distrail, spotted over Mercogliano, Italy
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