E-CONTRAIL project

📢The winner of the #LookUp! Best Contrail Capture Award has been chosen! Three exceptional photographs were selected for their beauty and their contribution to advancing #contrail research. However, the image captured by Emilio Iglesias took the top spot. 🏆  Congratulations to Emilio and the other finalists, and thank you to everyone who participated in this initiative! 👁️🗨️ Visit our website to explore the 3 selected photos: https://lnkd.in/dGG8qpXQ ☁️ ✈️ We encourage you to continue using the Contrails Observer app to support scientific progress and help tackle the environmental challenges of #aviation. #ECONTRAIL #SESAR3JU #research Breakthrough Energy

As part of the #UC3M Science & Innovation Week, the E-CONTRAIL team organized the interactive workshop “Aircraft contrails: climate impact quantified with satellites and AI.” ☁️ 🛰️ It was one of 50+ outreach activities offered by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d, bringing research and innovation closer to the public. Through two hands-on experiments , we explored: ✅ How #contrails are formed and their climatic impact ✅ The #ECONTRAIL methods for detecting and analyzing contrails using satellite imagery and #AI algorithms. This workshop provided a fantastic platform to share our work with a wide audience and raise awareness about the environmental challenges posed by #aviation. A huge thanks to all participants, the Aircraft Operations Lab UC3M and the dep. of Aerospace Engineering UC3M for making this event a success! 🙌 🔗 Learn more about the E-CONTRAIL project and the workshop here: https://lnkd.in/deRd-iqf

Today Irene Ortiz Abuja unveiled the latest #ECONTRAIL project research at the #SIDS2024 🇮🇹 She presented how our #AI detection model analysed two weeks of contrail radiative impact, with some insightful preliminary results: 🔺The detected #contrails show an overall warming effect throughout the day. 🔺Potential increase in contrail cover and warming from the analysed week in 2023 to the same week in 2024. 🔺The increase in contrail radiative forcing only represents a 1% of the total. Our team is also showcasing a poster! ✈️ If you haven’t stopped by yet, we wait for you tomorrow to discuss how Europe can pave its way for sustainable #aviation.

📢 Reminder: Only 10 days left to make an impact! 🆙 Support climate science by helping us gather real-world data on aviation-generated #contrails. All you need is your phone and a moment to #LookUp!   Here’s how you can get involved: 1️⃣ Download Breakthrough Energy 's Contrail Observer app. 2️⃣ Snap photos of contrails in your area and submit them through the app. Your photos will provide crucial data to help researchers validate and refine algorithms for predicting where contrails are likely to form. The ultimate goal? To improve flight planning and reduce the climate impact of #aviation. 📷✈️ And don't forget—the best photo wins our Best Contrail Capture Award! Submit by November 24th! Find out how to get involved 👉 bit.ly/lookup-e-be

Our #ECONTRAIL paper for the #SIDs is officially published! 🚀 📄 "Satellite-Based Quantification of #Contrail Radiative Forcing over #Europe: A Two-Week Analysis of #Aviation-Induced #Climate Effects" 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d_WXy5MJ Irene Ortiz Abuja and the team will be in Rome this week presenting our findings. Be sure to save the date and time for the presentation! 📆 We look forward to connecting and discussing our research with anyone interested.

🌍 Curious about the #climate impact of #contrails? Dive into our scientific #research with the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid project team on 11/11 ⤵️

🆙 #LookUp! This International Day of Climate Action you can help reduce #aviation's climate impact with a photo 🌍✈️ We invite you to look up, as an initiative by the E-CONTRAIL project in partnership with Breakthrough Energy to make you be part of something big: Contribute to scientific progress by simply downloading the Contrail Observer app to capture and submit contrails in your region. Your photos will help refine #AI models predicting contrail formation, with the ultimate goal of creating solutions for a more sustainable #aviation. 📷 Captured an amazing #contrail? You can also win a prize! The top photo gets a chance to win the Best Contrail Capture award 🌤️ Participate until November 24th. Find out how 👉 bit.ly/lookup-e-be Let’s reduce aviation’s climate impact—one contrail at a time. #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Research #ECONTRAIL #BreakthroughEnergy SESAR Joint Undertaking

This year's European Researchers' Night Madrid focused on #AI, which plays a key role in the E-CONTRAIL project 💡✈️🌍 Hosted by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, the event combined science + art to captivate the public. With the inspiring talk “AI to analyze the impact of aircraft contrails on climate”, Manuel Soler, coordinator of #ECONTRAIL and professor at #UC3M, once again made cutting-edge #research available to all. E-CONTRAIL's participation in the #EuropeanResearchersNight highlights our commitment to fostering dialogue between scientists and the community, igniting curiosity about the #EU research landscape and encouraging contributions to a sustainable future. ✨🌱 Find out more about the event: https://bit.ly/3zO6f59 #SESAR3JU

We’re excited to share that next month, the #ECONTRAIL team will be in Rome participating in the #SESARInnovationDays! Stop by our poster to discover the intermediate results of the project on the detection and analysis of #contrails to better understand their effect on the Earth's #climate ✈️💡 We look forward to connecting with you at the #SIDS2024! #Aviation #Innovation #Sustainability #ExploratoryResearch

Truly intriguing! Aircraft contrails – we've all seen them in the blue sky. Have you ever wondered how they contribute to global warming once they form? Would you guess that it depends on whether it’s daytime or nighttime? Irene Ortiz Abuja from the University Carlos III of Madrid and her colleagues have developed an AI-based method and analyzed satellite data collected by EUMETSAT. Here are the key findings: 1. During the day, contrails reflect sunlight, having a cooling effect on Earth's temperature. 2. At night, however, contrails trap outgoing infrared radiation that would otherwise escape into space. Keep in mind that day and night vary depending on latitude and change throughout the year. Now, they aim to extend their studies for more insights. Could this help optimize aircraft schedules to account for seasonal variations in day and night, maximizing the cooling effect? #sustainability #ai #globalwarming https://lnkd.in/djMaYqV9