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https://doi.org/10.5194/jecats-1-2-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/jecats-1-2-2026
Research article
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10 Jul 2026
Research article |  | 10 Jul 2026

Improving reanalysis weather for contrail validation by incorporating satellite observations

Scott Geraedts, Aaron Sarna, Susanne Rohs, Roger Teoh, and Kevin McCloskey

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Supplemental data for "Improving reanalysis weather for contrail validation by incorporating satellite observations" Scott Geraedts et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19440374

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It can be difficult to know if a given aircraft made a contrail. Existing methods that can be applied to any aircraft either use numerical weather data or satellite observations. In this work we create a new method by combining weather data and observations together. By comparison to in-situ measurements we show that the new method is superior to previous methods.
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