Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

A GML team, new atmospheric sampling instrument

Profiles
People
Anna Karion, Tim Newberger, Colm Sweeney
Year Awarded
2012
Type
OPA Science
Affiliation
GML
Geography
CIRES

Anna Karion, Tim Newberger, and Colm Sweeney, for developing a new atmospheric sampling instrument, the AirCore, which can profile altitude gradients of greenhouse gases. The low-cost, lightweight tool also can be used to validate satellite profiles and may yield new discoveries in stratospheric composition and circulation trends.