Megacity Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations

MILAGRO


IMG_0160


Project Description:
Ground-based measurements using PTR-MS and GC-FID downwind from Mexico City to study air quality in a Megacity

Site Location:
Technical University of Tecamac
Mexico City

Period:
March, 2006


Publications About This Project:

Special issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Special issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions

Evaluating simulated primary anthropogenic and biomass burning organic aerosols during MILAGRO: implications for assessing treatments of secondary organic aerosols
J. Fast, A.C. Aiken, J. Allan, L. Alexander, T. Campos, M. Canagaratna, E. Chapman, P.F. DeCarlo, B. de Foy, J. Gaffney, J. de Gouw, J.C. Doran, L. Emmons, A. Hodzic, S.C. Herndon, G. Huey, J.T. Jayne, J.L. Jimenez, L. Kleinman, W. Kuster, N. Marley, L. Russell, C. Ochoa, T.B. Onasch, M. Pekour, C. Song, I.M. Ulbrich, C. Warneke, D. Welsh-Bon, C. Wiedinmyer, D.R. Worsnop, X.Y. Yu and R. Zaveri
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9, 6191-6215 (2009).

Emission and chemistry of organic carbon in the gas and aerosol phase at a sub-urban site near Mexico City in March 2006 during the MILAGRO study
J.A. de Gouw, D. Welsh-Bon, C. Warneke, W.C. Kuster, L. Alexander, A.K. Baker, A.J. Beyersdorf, D.R. Blake, M. Canagaratna, L.G. Huey, W. Junkermann, T.B. Onasch, S.J. Sjostedt, A.P. Sullivan, D.J. Tanner, O. Vargas, R.J. Weber, D.R. Worsnop, X.Y. Yu and R. Zaveri
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9, 3425-3442 (2009).

Correlation of secondary organic aerosol with odd oxygen in Mexico City
S.C. Herndon, T.B. Onasch, E.C. Wood, J.H. Kroll, M.R. Canagaratna, J.T. Jayne, M.A. Zavala, W.B. Knighton, C. Mazzoleni, M.K. Dubey, I.M. Ulbrich, J.L. Jimenez, R. Seila, J.A. de Gouw, B. de Foy, J. Fast, L.T. Molina, C.E. Kolb and D.R. Worsnop
Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L15804, doi:10.1029/2008GL034058 (2008).