Other Names
HCl, Hydrochloric acid
Definition
Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) is a toxic, colorless, strongly acidic gas that dissolves readily in water to form hydrochloric acid. It is less reactive than chlorine.
Hydrogen chloride is a by-product of the destruction of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) by UV radiation in the stratosphere. In the stratosphere HCl increases with altitude exactly where CFC's decrease. Growth rate of HCl has dcreased because of reduced CFC production after the Montreal Protocol of CFC elimination. It is also produced by volcanic eruptions. HCl is also involved in the formation of ammonium chloride aerosol.
Applications
| (1) Atmospheric Chemistry Models | (3) Polar Atmospheric Processes |
| (2) Monitoring of Ozone Layer | (4) Tropospheric-Stratospheric Exchanges |
GES DISC Datasets
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Click on the corresponding 'Data access' links in the table below to access products containing specific parameter.
| Begin Date | End Date | Data Access | Doc |
| Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) Profiles (mixing ratios at different pressure levels) | vmr | Aura/MLS | 2004-08-08 | Current | ML2HCL | Y |
| UARS/HALOE | 1991-10-11 | 2005-11-21 | UARHA2FN | Y |
Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) Profiles (mixing ratios at different pressure levels)
Global Gridded, at equal intervals of latitude/or equal intervals of time | vmr | Aura/HIRDLS | 2004-07-15 | Current | | Y |
| UARS/HALOE | 1991-10-11 | 2005-11-21 | UARHA3AT | Y |
Atmos Composition
