{"id":10905,"date":"2024-10-02T12:31:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T10:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/?p=10905"},"modified":"2024-10-09T08:54:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T06:54:11","slug":"eurocontrol-state-of-the-art-contrails-observations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/industry-news\/eurocontrol-state-of-the-art-contrails-observations\/","title":{"rendered":"EUROCONTROL: State-of-the-art contrails observations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h2>Contrails observations to reduce climate impact<\/h2>\n<p>Contrails are the cloud-like formations created when aircraft exhaust mixes with cold high-altitude air. Recent studies suggest that their climate impact may be greater than that of carbon dioxide emissions from aviation, which has propelled contrails to the forefront of climate research, as the aviation industry seeks to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Understanding the formation, persistence, and climate effects of contrails is crucial for developing effective mitigation strategies.<\/p>\n<h2>Skycams for contrail detection and observation<\/h2>\n<p class=\"h6 title\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurocontrol.int\/news\/new-eurocontrol-contrail-observatory-our-innovation-hub-will-support-contrail-avoidance\" hreflang=\"en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EUROCONTROL contrail observatory<\/a> at their Innovation Hub is supporting contrails mitigation research. To enhance contrail observation capabilities, Reuniwatt&#8217;s innovative ground-based imaging systems have been deployed alongside satellite technology. This multi-faceted approach utilizes sky cameras operating in different spectrums to capture contrail data around the clock. The <a href=\"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/products-and-services\/skycam-vision-whole-sky-camera\/\">Sky Cam Vision\u2122<\/a> operates in visible light during daylight hours, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/products-and-services\/247-all-sky-observation-sky-insight\/\">Sky InSight&trade;<\/a> employs infrared technology for both day and night observations, helping researchers can create a more comprehensive picture of contrail formation, persistence, and movement patterns.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about our flagship project and download the document:<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/flagship-project-brochure-eurocontrol-contrails-observatory\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">EUROCONTROL contrail observatory<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":10910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-news","category-industry-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10905"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10913,"href":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10905\/revisions\/10913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reuniwatt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}