Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder

A CSL team, instrument to measure ultra-low water vapor

People

Troy Thornberry, Andrew Rollins, Laurel Watts

Year Awarded

2012

Type

OPA Science

Affiliation

CSL

Geography

CIRES

Troy Thornberry, Andrew Rollins, and Laurel Watts, for designing and demonstrating an airborne chemical ionization mass spectrometer (CIMS) for ultra-low water vapor measurements in the lower stratosphere. Their effort led to unique measurements that will advance our understanding of water vapor in the climate system.