Projects

With MIT AeroAstro, we are developing forecasts and decision support tools to aid air traffic controllers in avoiding the formation of persistent contrails, which are increasingly considered to have a substantial impact on climate warming.

A low-cost technology can increase the number and quality of wind and temperature atmospheric observations made by aircraft to improve forecasts.

An algorithm uses camera imagery to estimate visibility for pilots flying in remote areas that lack weather sensors.

By compiling lightning data, satellite imagery, and numerical weather models, the GSWR provides radar-like analyses and forecasts over regions not observed by actual weather radars.