Other Names

HOCl

Definition

Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl) is a weak, unstable acid.
In the sratosphere, Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is formed largely from reaction of hydroperoxyl radicals (HO2) with chlorine monoxide (ClO) radicals, and from the hydrolysis of chlorine nitrate on stratospheric aerosols. It is subject to quite rapid photolysis.

Applications

(1) Atmospheric Chemistry Models	(5) Tracer of Air Motions
(2) Air Quality	(6) stratosphere-troposphere exchange
(3) Monitoring of Biomass Burning	(7) Climate Change
(4) Health and Environment

GES DISC Datasets

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Parameter	Units	Platform /Instrument	Data
			Begin Date	End Date	WHOM Access	Doc
Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl) Profiles (mixing ratios at different pressure levels), pixel resolution	vmr	Aura/MLS	2004-08-08	Current	ML2HOCL.002	Y