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SUMMARY:ESA's 2026 EarthCARE MAAP Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:Background\nESA invites you to its first EarthCARE MAAP Hackathon! \nEarthCARE — Earth Cloud\, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer — is a joint satellite mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It is the sixth mission selected under ESA’s Earth Explorer Programme and was launched on 28 May 2024. By the time of the Hackathon\, it will be approaching its second full year in orbit. EarthCARE offers a unique combination of four active and passive instruments for observing clouds\, aerosols\, and radiation. This hackathon offers an exciting opportunity for experts (and not-yet EarthCARE experts) to collaborate\, share insights\, become more familiar with EarthCARE data\, and help improve the MAAP analysis and data platform in a hands-on week of coding to better understand our Earth’s atmosphere. \nObjectives\nThe main objectives of the hackathon are to: \n\nExplore the usage of EarthCARE data through the mission’s Collaborative Environment hosted on the ESA MAAP (Multi-mission Analysis and Algorithm Platform): All EC data are now open\, free\, and accessible through the MAAP\, which provides computing capabilities co-located with the data\, along with a suite of tools tailored to support research in this field.\nEnhance Accessibility: the focus is on making high-quality data resources readily available to users without additional complications\, so that researchers can dedicate themselves to the science and not the tools; the hackathon will be the chance to gather feedback for improvements on the MAAP.\nPromote Collaboration: the hackathon will encourage data sharing and collaborative workflows\, allowing experts to work together on the analysis of EC data\, on comparisons with other missions\, in-situ data\, and/or climate models\, and on finding novel usage cases for EC data.\n\nContent\nThe following is a list of preliminary topics of interest for the hackathon. Participants can suggest additional topics or express interest in one or more of the preliminary ones. \nDuring the event\, participants will split into groups and work together on a selection of topics. \n\n\n\nID \nTopic \nProject \n\n\n1 \nStratocumulus Clouds\nCloud structure transitions – EC vs Models\n\n\n2 \nStratocumulus Clouds\nAerosol-cloud interactions – aerosol hitting clouds\n\n\n3 \nStratocumulus Clouds\nAerosol-cloud interactions – below cloud aerosol\n\n\n4 \nLightning\nVertical structure of lightning-producing storms\n\n\n5 \nLightning\nLightning prediction during convective storms\n\n\n6 \nTipping Points\nAerosol-cloud interactions – monsoonal precipitation\n\n\n7 \nML vs EC\nML classification vs EC classifications\n\n\n8 \nML vs EC\nML 3D reconstruction vs EC\n\n\n9 \nDetection\nShip tracks detection and analysis\n\n\n10 \nDetection\nContrails detection and analysis\n\n\n11 \nDetection\nAshes and SO2 from fires and volcanoes\n\n\n12 \nGlobal Maps\nGlobal snowfall estimates\n\n\n13 \nGlobal Maps\nGlobal/Monthly/Seasonal maps and analysis\n\n\n14 \nComparisons\nPACE\, CALIPSO\, ECVT\, Climate models comparisons\n\n\n15 \nDust\nHaboob analysis and Model comparison\n\n\n16 \nVisualisation\nCreation of new visualisations/dashboards/products\n\n\n17 \nFormat\nComparison of data formats\, e.g.\, Zarr vs HD5\n\n\n\n  \nPreliminary Programme\n\n  \nParticipation\n\n\nThe 5-day hackathon will be held in-person between April 20 – 24\, 2026 at ESRIN – ESA’s centre for Earth Observation programmes – in Frascati (near Rome)\, Italy\nPost graduate\, PhD students\, post-doctoral research scientists interested in climate physics\, atmospheric science\, EarthCARE and its applications are invited to apply.\nYou should be familiar with Python programming.\nThe official language of the hackathon is English.\nNo participation fees will be charged for the hackathon. Participation is limited and subject to a first come first served principle. ESA can provide partial funding for travel and accommodation. We suggest reaching out to your institution or company to hear if they are interested in covering the cost of the hack week.\nFor registration\, please fill in this form (Update 11/03: We have reached capacity – new registrations will be put in the reserve list in case of cancellations!)\n\n Registration closes on Sunday 29th March 2026 at 23:59 CEST. \nContact Info \n\nFor any questions or enquiries\, please contact: b.abis@stariongroup.eu and saskia.brose@esa.int.\n\n\n
URL:https://eo4society.esa.int/event/esas-2026-earthcare-maap-hackathon/
LOCATION:ESA-ESRIN\, Largo Galileo Galilei\, 1\, Frascati\, RM\, 00044\, Italy
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