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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3087-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3087-2021
Research article
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28 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 28 Apr 2021

Retrieval of atmospheric CO2 vertical profiles from ground-based near-infrared spectra

Sébastien Roche, Kimberly Strong, Debra Wunch, Joseph Mendonca, Colm Sweeney, Bianca Baier, Sébastien C. Biraud, Joshua L. Laughner, Geoffrey C. Toon, and Brian J. Connor

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We evaluate CO2 profile retrievals from ground-based near-infrared solar absorption spectra after implementing several improvements to the GFIT2 retrieval algorithm. Realistic errors in the a priori temperature profile (~ 2 °C in the lower troposphere) are found to be the leading source of differences between the retrieved and true CO2 profiles, differences that are larger than typical CO2 variability. A temperature retrieval or correction is critical to improve CO2 profile retrieval results.