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Researchers from the SESAR-funded E-CONTRAIL 2 project presented key advancements at the Contrails.org Contrails Analysis Workshop 2026 held at Imperial College London. The presentations highlighted progress across satellite AI detection, geostationary visibility modeling, and global ground-camera tracking networks. 1. Multi-Sensor Satellite AI and Project Roadmap Dr. Hugues Brenot (BIRA-IASB) presented an overview of the E-CONTRAIL 2 project. Major highlights included: Novel

On June 1, 2026, the E-CONTRAIL 2 consortium inaugurated its research activities at the Puerta de Toledo Campus of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). This initiative, officially titled “Multi-Sensor Physics-Informed Contrail Detection, Radiative Forcing Estimation & Interactive Climate Analytics,” represents a significant advancement in European efforts to quantify and mitigate the non-CO2 climate impacts of aviation. Scientific Continuity E-CONTRAIL 2 is a SESAR 3 Join