Isabel McCoy

Research Scientist II

Clouds, Aerosol, & Climate

NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory
325 Broadway, R/CSL9
Boulder, CO 80305 USA

Affiliation

CIRES

Education

2020: Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University of Washington
2017: M.S., Atmospheric Science, University of Washington
2014: B.S., Physics with Atmospheric Option and Mathematics Minor, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Research

• Aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions
• Aerosol radiative forcing
• Cloud feedback

Current Topics

• Influence of mesoscale organization on trade cumulus cloud development and its implications for cloud feedback (in situ observations)
• Impacts on multi-decadal variability from modulation of atmospheric composition (coarse and high resolution simulations)
• Impact of aerosol-meteorology co-variability on aerosol forcing (satellite and in situ observations, machine learning)

last modified: April 15, 2025