Our Work
From raw data to the real world.
Explore the research,
tools, and resources
behind our work
tools, and resources
behind our work
Research
Scientific Publications
Scientific Publications
Read the latest papers and articles authored by the Contrails.org team and collaborators.
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28 Jan 2026
Analysis
The climate opportunities and risks of contrail avoidance
Nature Communications
Smith, J. R., Grobler, C., Hodgson, P. J., Mukhopadhaya, J., Shapiro, M. L., Mirolo, M., Stettler, M. E. J., Eastham, S. D., Barrett, S. R. H.
19 Dec 2025
Model
An updated microphysical model for particle activation in contrails: the role of volatile plume particles
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Ponsonby, J., Teoh, R., Kärcher, B., Stettler, M. E. J.
19 Nov 2025
Analysis
Impact of forecast stability on navigational contrail avoidance
Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability
Dean, T. R., Abbott, T. H., Engberg, Z., Masson, N., Teoh, R., Itcovitz, J. P., Stettler, M. E. J., Shapiro, M. L.
21 Jan 2025
Model
Forecasting contrail climate forcing for flight planning and air traffic management applications: the CocipGrid model in pycontrails 0.51.0
Geoscientific Model Development
Engberg, Z., Teoh, R., Abbott, T., Dean, T. R., Stettler, M. E. J., Shapiro, M. L.
Tools
Open-Source Software & Applications
Open-source software & applications
pycontrails
Open-source Python library for modeling contrails and other aviation emissions.
Source CodeImpact Explorer
Interactive tool for quantifying and visualizing the climate impact of contrails.
Explorepycontrails
Open-source Python library for modeling contrails and other aviation emissions.
Source CodeImpact Explorer
Interactive tool for quantifying and visualizing the climate impact of contrails.
ExploreWriting
Lab notes, primers, and dispatches from Contrails.org and collaborators.
Observing Contrails (A Trifle Complicated)
This post describes the ways we can observe and measure contrails to evaluate contrail forecast models and improve our understanding of contrail effects.
By Paul Hodgson — 26 Apr 2026
The Cost of Contrail Management
This post presents an order-of-magnitude estimate for the long-term cost-benefit of navigational contrail avoidance. At the end, we've built an interactive tool to explore the sensitivity of abatement cost to assumptions.
By Marc Shapiro — 08 Dec 2025
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