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Real-time contrail prediction using AI

The use of AI and satellite imagery to predict and reduce contrails, with the goal of minimizing aviation's non-CO2 warming impact.

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Jan 25, 2026

How effective are AI and satellite systems at predicting contrail‑forming regions in real time?

using AI fed by geostationary and low‑Earth satellite imagery is now demonstrably feasible and has yielded meaningful reductions in observed contrails during trial flights, but persistent scientific a...