futuregoalsforco2coolingrateretrieval（38页）.docVIP

I. Abstract: We expand upon the methodology for retrieving thermal infrared cooling rate profiles, originally developed by Liou and Xue [1], using radiance data taken at different viewing zenith angles. Specifically, we explore the application of these methods to the retrieval of lower- and mid-stratospheric cooling rates using the ν2 band of carbon dioxide (CO2) with data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument. We can measure the radiative forcing in the stratosphere due to CO2 with diminished retrieval error, but a more complete utilization of angular information is requ