Rayference at EGU 2026

Earlier this month, Rayference participated in the European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU 2026) in Vienna, where we presented recent work from the 3DREAMS and SATACI projects.

The conference was a great opportunity to exchange ideas with researchers and partners working on atmospheric remote sensing, aerosol retrieval, and aerosol–cloud interactions.

Our contributions included:

The 3DREAMS project: studying the effect of 3D surface heterogeneity on aerosol retrievals

Vincent Leroy presented a poster showcasing synthetic image simulations used to investigate how complex 3D surface structures influence aerosol retrieval algorithms and retrieval accuracy.

Observational constraints on aerosol–cloud interactions from geostationary satellite observations

Analy Baltodano Martínez delivered an oral presentation on the use of geostationary satellite observations to better constrain aerosol–cloud interactions in liquid clouds, contributing to improved understanding of atmospheric processes and climate impacts.

We would like to thank everyone who attended our sessions, stopped by our poster, or joined us for discussions throughout the week. Events like EGU continue to be an inspiring forum for collaboration and innovation within the Earth observation community.

We look forward to continuing these discussions and advancing our work within the 3DREAMS and SATACI projects.