Appendix 2. Scientific overview of environmental issues in aviation
Cluster #L1: “Emission impact on the atmosphere”
99 nodes, 3.34 years old (average published year based on 2009)
Frequently appearing terms:
hydrogen,
tourists,
emissions
Titles of some core papers
“Ecological footprint analysis as a tool to assess tourism
sustainability”
“Reduced environmental impact by lowered cruise altitude
for liquid hydrogen-fuelled aircraft”
“The eco-efficiency of tourism”
Cluster #L2: “Chronic noise exposure effect”
91 nodes, 5.14 years old
Frequently appearing terms
annoyance,
children,
acoustical
Titles of some core papers
“Chronic aircraft noise exposure, stress responses, mental
health and cognitive performance in school children”
“Updating a dosage effect relationship for the prevalence of
annoyance due to general transportation noise”
“Chronic noise and psychological stress”
Cluster #L3: “Cabin air quality impact”
71 nodes, 7.68 years old
Frequently appearing terms
respirable,
tobacco,
cabin
Titles of some core papers
“Estimation of effect of environmental tobacco-smoke on
air-quality within passenger cabins of commercial aircraft”
“Environmental tobacco-smoke in commercial aircraft”
“The microbiological composition of airliner cabin AIP”
Cluster #L4: “Social cost of air transport”
64 nodes, 5.48 years old
Frequently appearing terms
monetary,
charges,
emissions
Titles of some core papers
“Aviation and externalities: the accomplishments and
problems”
“Pricing aircraft emissions at Lyon-Satolas airport”
“Aircraft noise social cost and charge mechanisms - a case
study of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol”
Cluster #L5: “Galactic cosmic rays effect”
63 nodes, 6.48 years old
Frequently appearing terms
neutrons, rays, galactic
Titles of some core papers
“Radiation environment in the stratosphere”
“Calculation of the radiation environment caused by
galactic cosmic rays for determining air crew exposure”
“Neutron-induced single event upsets in static rams
observed at 10-km flight altitude”
Cluster #L6: “Chemical-composition and photochemical reactivity of engine emission and
Contrail Formation”
61 nodes, 7.00 years old
Frequently appearing terms
contrail, idle, nozzle
Titles of some core papers
“Plume and wake dynamics, mixing, and chemistry behind
a high-speed civil transport aircraft”
“On the effect of emissions from aircraft engines on the
state of the atmosphere”
“Chemical-composition and photochemical reactivity of
exhaust from aircraft turbine-engines”
Cluster #L7: “Detection and forecast of hazardous weather"
37 nodes, 7.11 years old
Frequently appearing terms
droplet, icing, clouds
Titles of some core papers
“Aircraft icing measurements in east-coast winter storms”
“An objective clear-air turbulence forecasting technique –
verification and operational use”
“Advances in the detection and analysis of fog at night using
goes multispectral infrared imagery”
Cluster #L8: “Aircrew fatigue and crash”
34 nodes, 7.15 years old
Frequently appearing terms
crewmembers, crashes,
sleep
Titles of some core papers
“Fatigue in operational settings - examples from the
aviation environment”
“Fatigue in the aviation environment: An overview of the
causes
and
effects
as
well
as
recommended
countermeasures”
Cluster #L9: “Disease of aircrews”
21 nodes, 6.29 years old
Frequently appearing terms
hypobaric, obstructive,
decompression
Titles of some core papers
“Effect of simulated commercial flight on oxygenation in
patients with interstitial lung disease and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease”
“Repetitive high G exposure is associated with increased
occurrence of cardiac valvular regurgitation”
Cluster #L10: “Competition in a deregulated aviation”
20 nodes, 7.55 years old
Frequently appearing terms
envelopment,
deregulation, profit
Titles of some core papers
“Airline competition in a hub-dominated environment - an
application of noncooperative game-theory”
“Developing measures of airport productivity and
performance: An application of data envelopment analysis”