Relationships Between HCl, H 2 O, Aerosols, and Temperature in the Martian Atmosphere: 2. Quantitative Correlations

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: 2. Quantitative Correlations

Abstract:: The detection of hydrogen chloride (HCl) in the atmosphere of Mars was among the primary objectives of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) mission. Its discovery using the Atmospheric Chemistry Suite mid‐infrared channel (ACS MIR) showed a distinct seasonality and possible link to dust activity. This paper is part 2 of a study investigating the link between HCl and aerosols by comparing gas measurements made with TGO to dust and water ice opacities measured with the Mars Climate Sounder (MCS). In part 1, we showed, and compared, the seasonal evolution of vertical profiles of HCl, water vapor, temperature, dust opacity, and water ice opacity over the dusty periods around perihelion (solar longitudes 180°–360°) across Mars years 34–36. In part 2, we investigated the quantitative correlations in the vertical distribution between each quantity, as well as ozone. We show that there is a strong positive correlation between HCl and water vapor, which is expected due to fast photochemical production rates for HCl when reacting with water vapor photolysis products. We also show a strong positive correlation between water vapor and temperature, but are unable to show any correlation between temperature and HCl. There are weak correlations between the opacities of dust and water ice, and dust and water vapor, but only very low correlations between dust and HCl. We close with a discussion of possible sources and sinks and that interactions between HCl and water ice are the most likely for both, given the inter‐comparison.

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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: 2. Quantitative Correlations. 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: 2. Quantitative Correlations.” 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: 2. Quantitative Correlations.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 129 (8).
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