This project studies carbonyl sulfide (COS) as a way to observe the climate system. It has received funding from the European Research Council. The project uses inverse modeling and global modeling to understand the global COS budget and exchange with the biosphere, with large uncertainties currently. Measurements of COS and its isotopologues are being made from air samples collected by balloons and AirCore samplers. A balloon flight called HEMERA is planned for 2021 to sample the stratosphere up to 35km. The goals are to better understand the effect of COS on stratospheric sulfate aerosols and its role in tropospheric chemistry and exchange with ecosystems.