Other Names
HF, Hydrofluoric acid
Definition
Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) is a toxic, colorless, strongly acidic gas that dissolves readily in water to form hydrochloric acid. It is less reactive than chlorine.
Hydrogen fluoride is a stable by-product of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) destruction by UV radiation in the stratosphere. In the stratosphere HF 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.
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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| Begin Date | End Date | Data Access | Doc |
Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) Profiles (mixing ratios at different pressure levels)
Global Gridded, at equal intervals of latitude/or equal intervals of time | vmr | UARS/HALOE | 1991-10-11 | 2005-11-21 | UARHA2FN | Y |
Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) Profiles (mixing ratios at different pressure levels)
Global Gridded, at equal intervals of latitude/or equal intervals of time | vmr | UARS/HALOE | 1991-10-11 | 2005-11-21 | UARHA3AT | Y |
Atmos Composition
