Contrail Research Dataset
Where do flight activity, aviation weather, atmospheric context, corridor volume, and contrail visual evidence overlap?
Aviation-weather evidence for contrail research
Preview shows mapped records, source mix, key fields, source URLs, AI-ready export shape, and known limitations.
airport/corridor + observation time/year + source stream + measured atmospheric, aviation, traffic, or imagery field
record_id
date
location
source_stream
published_value
source_url
limitations
Prepared for RAG, model features, APIs, and governed delivery.
This is not a raw source dump. The package is structured, enriched, documented, and delivered with the files and metadata data teams need before moving it into production systems.
Rows are normalized around airport/corridor + observation time/year + source stream + measured atmospheric, aviation, traffic, or imagery field, with stable fields, source context, and reusable identifiers.
The package includes retrieval-ready JSONL with source text, metadata, geography, reporting period, and limitation context.
Feature tables expose documented fields such as record_id, date, location, source_stream, published_value, source_url for analytics and workflow integration without publishing DeepWave scoring recipes.
Schema, package manifest, data-quality records, source lineage, refresh cadence, and export files travel with the dataset.
Corridor-time records built from multiple aviation and weather sources.
In the paid export package, the primary file is contrail_integrated_observations.csv. Each full-package row packages aviation, weather, atmospheric, traffic, and visual-reference evidence into one corridor/time-window record with source families, quality, and limits. Public preview copy withholds the scoring recipe.
Contrail evidence map
Preview of contrail_integrated_observations.csv
This table shows 10 capped preview rows from contrail_integrated_observations.csv. It is a preview of the export shape and sample records, not the full primary dataset file. Purchase unlocks the complete CSV/JSON package, source references, quality table, package manifest, and export-ready records. Public preview text intentionally withholds DeepWave scoring recipes.
| integrated_record_id | corridor_or_airport | reporting_window | overlap_signal | aviation_context | weather_context | visual_lineage | source_coverage | buyer_use | quality_status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
contrailresearch-preview-02 |
Arlington-Alexandria grid | 2026-08-01 18:00 UTC to window end in full file | high evidence overlap (88/100) | aviation context carried in source stack | airport weather window linked | visual lineage noted separately | NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR/TAF linked | compare source-backed corridor windows | 87/100 |
contrailresearch-preview-07 |
Montgomery County grid | 2026-08-06 18:00 UTC to window end in full file | moderate evidence overlap (68/100) | aviation context carried in source stack | weather context reviewed in package | visual reference linked | NASA POWER meteorology linked | compare source-backed corridor windows | 82/100 |
contrailresearch-preview-08 |
Fairfax County grid | 2026-08-07 18:00 UTC to window end in full file | moderate evidence overlap (64/100) | aviation context carried in source stack | airport weather window linked | visual lineage noted separately | NOAA Aviation Weather Center PIREP linked | compare source-backed corridor windows | 81/100 |
contrailresearch-preview-09 |
Richmond reference region | 2026-08-08 18:00 UTC to window end in full file | moderate evidence overlap (60/100) | aviation context carried in source stack | airport weather window linked | visual lineage noted separately | NOAA Aviation Weather Center SIGMET/AIRMET linked | compare source-backed corridor windows | 80/100 |
contrailresearch-preview-04 |
Baltimore-Washington corridor | 2026-08-03 18:00 UTC to window end in full file | high evidence overlap (80/100) | flight activity context linked | weather context reviewed in package | visual lineage noted separately | OpenSky Network linked | compare source-backed corridor windows | 85/100 |
contrailresearch-preview-05 |
Dulles corridor | 2026-08-04 18:00 UTC to window end in full file | high evidence overlap (76/100) | airport or corridor activity linked | weather context reviewed in package | visual lineage noted separately | BTS airline on-time and T-100 datasets linked | compare source-backed corridor windows | 84/100 |
contrailresearch-preview-01 |
DC Metro central grid | 2026-07-31 18:00 UTC to window end in full file | high evidence overlap (92/100) | aviation context carried in source stack | weather context reviewed in package | visual lineage noted separately | NOAA GFS / NCEP model access linked | compare source-backed corridor windows | 88/100 |
contrailresearch-preview-03 |
Bethesda-Silver Spring grid | 2026-08-02 18:00 UTC to window end in full file | high evidence overlap (84/100) | aviation context carried in source stack | weather context reviewed in package | visual lineage noted separately | NOAA NCEI IGRA and ISD linked | compare source-backed corridor windows | 86/100 |
contrailresearch-preview-06 |
Prince George's County grid | 2026-08-05 18:00 UTC to window end in full file | high evidence overlap (72/100) | aviation context carried in source stack | weather context reviewed in package | visual reference linked | NASA Visible Earth aircraft contrails linked | compare source-backed corridor windows | 83/100 |
contrailresearch-preview-10 |
Philadelphia reference region | 2026-08-09 18:00 UTC to window end in full file | moderate evidence overlap (56/100) | airport or corridor activity linked | weather context reviewed in package | visual lineage noted separately | FAA airport and NAS context linked | compare source-backed corridor windows | 79/100 |
What this dataset should not be used for
claiming a contrail was observed from a flight track alone; the dataset separates flight/weather context from visual evidence