Compact and lightweight mid-infrared laser spectrometer for balloon-borne water vapor measurements in the UTLS

Graf, Manuel; Scheidegger, Philipp; Kupferschmid, André; Looser, Herbert; Peter, Thomas; Dirksen, Ruud; Emmenegger, Lukas; Tuzson, Béla

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1365-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1365-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1365-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

Research article

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22 Feb 2021

Research article |

| 22 Feb 2021

Compact and lightweight mid-infrared laser spectrometer for balloon-borne water vapor measurements in the UTLS

Manuel Graf, Philipp Scheidegger, André Kupferschmid, Herbert Looser, Thomas Peter, Ruud Dirksen, Lukas Emmenegger, and Béla Tuzson

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Aug 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Manuel Graf, 27 Dec 2020
RC2: 'Referee Comment on "Compact and Lightweight Mid-IR Laser Spectrometer for Balloon-borne Water Vapor Measurements in the UTLS"', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Nov 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Manuel Graf, 27 Dec 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Manuel Graf on behalf of the Authors (27 Dec 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Jan 2021) by Huilin Chen

AR by Manuel Graf on behalf of the Authors (13 Jan 2021) Manuscript

Short summary

Water vapor is the most important natural greenhouse gas. The accurate and frequent measurement of its abundance, especially in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS), is technically challenging. We developed and characterized a mid-IR absorption spectrometer for highly accurate water vapor measurements in the UTLS. The instrument is sufficiently small and lightweight (3.9 kg) to be carried by meteorological balloons, which enables frequent and cost-effective soundings.