Chlorine nitrate in the atmosphere

von Clarmann, Thomas; Johansson, Sören

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15363-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15363-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15363-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 20

Review article

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26 Oct 2018

Review article |

| 26 Oct 2018

Chlorine nitrate in the atmosphere

Thomas von Clarmann and Sören Johansson

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SC1: 'Heterogeneous chemistry of ClONO2', Mingjin Tang, 06 Jul 2018
RC1: 'Reviewer comment for Chlorine Nitrate in the Atmosphere by Thomas von Clarmann and Soren Johansson', Chris Boone, 03 Aug 2018
RC2: 'Review on the Chlorine Nitrate paper by Clarmann et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Sep 2018
AC1: 'Authors' reply', Thomas von Clarmann, 25 Sep 2018

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (11 Oct 2018) by Martyn Chipperfield

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Short summary

This review article compiles the characteristics of the gas chlorine nitrate and discusses its role in atmospheric chemistry. Chlorine nitrate is a reservoir of both stratospheric chlorine and nitrogen. Formation and sink processes are discussed, as well as spectral features and spectroscopic studies. Remote sensing, fluorescence, and mass spectroscopic measurement techniques are introduced, and global distributions and the annual cycle are discussed in the context of chlorine de-/activation.