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Workspace Storage Copy Data Management
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Created on Nov 15, 2026

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Contrail Data Custody Chain

PROBLEM: A contrail claim is only as good as its data chain: the flight track (ADS-B), the weather at cruise altitude (reanalysis), and the sky observation (satellite or photograph) each come from a different owner, and none of them is tied to the others. When someone asks what a particular line in the sky was — a flight, a contrail, or something else — the three records cannot be produced together, so the question cannot be answered either way.

SOLUTION: A contrail data custody chain: flight track, weather field and sky observation linked by time and location under one custody record, with each source named and each handoff logged — so any line in the sky can be traced to its flight and its weather, or honestly reported as untraceable.

EVIDENCE BASIS: DOCUMENTED — contrail studies join ADS-B flight tracks with reanalysis weather (Teoh et al. 2024 used ADS-B telemetry and reanalysis for 2019–2021); satellite detection is the standard verification method for avoidance trials (Google/American 2025 trial). Sources: Teoh et al. 2024; Google Research trial reporting, Mar 2025.

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