Relationships Between HCl, H 2 O, Aerosols, and Temperature in the Martian Atmosphere: 1. Climatological Outlook

Olsen, KS; Fedorova, AA; Kass, DM; Kleinböhl, A; Trokhimovskiy, A; Korablev, OI; Montmessin, F; Lefèvre, F; Baggio, L; Alday, J; Belyaev, DA; Holmes, JA; Mason, JP; Streeter, PM; Rajendran, K; Patel, MR; Patrakeev, A; Shakun, A

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Relationships Between HCl, H 2 O, Aerosols, and Temperature in the Martian Atmosphere: 1. Climatological Outlook

Abstract:: Detecting trace gases such as hydrogen chloride (HCl) in Mars' atmosphere is among the primary objectives of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) mission. Terrestrially, HCl is closely associated with active volcanic activity, so its detection on Mars was expected to point to some form of active magmatism/outgassing. However, after its discovery using the mid‐infrared channel of the TGO Atmospheric Chemistry Suite (ACS MIR), a clear seasonality was observed, beginning with a sudden increase in HCl abundance from below detection limits to 1–3 ppbv in both hemispheres coincident with the start of dust activity, followed by very sudden and rapid loss at the southern autumnal equinox. In this study, we have investigated the relationship between HCl and atmospheric dust by making comparisons in the vertical distribution of gases measured with ACS and aerosols measured co‐located with the Mars Climate Sounder (MCS). This study includes HCl, water vapor, and ozone measured using ACS MIR, water vapor and temperature measured with the near infrared channel of ACS, and temperature, dust opacity, and water ice opacity measured with MCS. In part 1, we show that dust loading has a strong impact in temperature, which controls the abundance of water ice and water vapor, and that HCl is very closely linked to water activity. In part 2, we investigate the quantitative correlations between each quantity and discuss the possible source and sinks of HCl, their likelihood given the correlations, and any issues arising from them.

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Olsen, K. S., Fedorova, A. A., Kass, D. M., Kleinböhl, A., Trokhimovskiy, A., Korablev, O. I., Montmessin, F., Lefèvre, F., Baggio, L., Alday, J., Belyaev, D. A., Holmes, J. A., Mason, J. P., Streeter, P. M., Rajendran, K., Patel, M. R., Patrakeev, A., & Shakun, A. (2024). Relationships Between HCl, H 2 O, Aerosols, and Temperature in the Martian Atmosphere: 1. Climatological Outlook. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129(8).

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Olsen, K. S., et al. “Relationships Between HCl, H 2 O, Aerosols, and Temperature in the Martian Atmosphere: 1. Climatological Outlook.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, vol. 129, no. 8, American Geophysical Union, 2024.

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Olsen, KS, AA Fedorova, DM Kass, A Kleinböhl, A Trokhimovskiy, OI Korablev, F Montmessin, et al. 2024. “Relationships Between HCl, H 2 O, Aerosols, and Temperature in the Martian Atmosphere: 1. Climatological Outlook.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 129 (8).
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