Articles | Volume 14, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-5859-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-5859-2021
Research article
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30 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 30 Aug 2021

Validation of a new cavity ring-down spectrometer for measuring tropospheric gaseous hydrogen chloride

Teles C. Furlani, Patrick R. Veres, Kathryn E. R. Dawe, J. Andrew Neuman, Steven S. Brown, Trevor C. VandenBoer, and Cora J. Young

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Gaseous HCl ambient intercomparison in Toronto Canada April 2019 T. C. Furlani, P. R. Veres, K. E. R. Dawe, J. A. Neuman, S. S. Brown, T. C. VandenBoer, and C. J. Young https://doi.org/10.20383/102.0486

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Short summary
This study characterized and validated a commercial spectroscopic instrument for the measurement of hydrogen chloride (HCl) in the atmosphere. Near the Earth’s surface, HCl acts as the dominant reservoir for other chlorine-containing reactive chemicals that play an important role in atmospheric chemistry. The properties of HCl make it challenging to measure. This instrument can overcome many of these challenges, enabling reliable HCl measurements.