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Articles | Volume 22, issue 7
Articles | Volume 22, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-4779-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-4779-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 7
Research article
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12 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 12 Apr 2022

Upper stratospheric ClO and HOCl trends (2005–2020): Aura Microwave Limb Sounder and model results

Lucien Froidevaux, Douglas E. Kinnison, Michelle L. Santee, Luis F. Millán, Nathaniel J. Livesey, William G. Read, Charles G. Bardeen, John J. Orlando, and Ryan A. Fuller

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We analyze satellite-derived distributions of chlorine monoxide (ClO) and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) in the upper atmosphere. For 2005–2020, from 50°S to 50°N and over ~30 to 45 km, ClO and HOCl decreased by −0.7 % and −0.4 % per year, respectively. A detailed model of chemistry and dynamics agrees with the results. These decreases confirm the effectiveness of the 1987 Montreal Protocol, which limited emissions of chlorine- and bromine-containing source gases, in order to protect the ozone layer.
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