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Cal-Mex 2010 Science Meeting 4

June 18, 2012
Tijuana, Mexico

Agenda

For science team discussion only. Please do not cite or quote.

Cal-Mex 2010  Workshop
Monday, June 18, 2012
SPA Air Quality Laboratory
DRAFT AGENDA
Time Topic Moderators Presentation Presenters
08:30 Arrival & Refreshments
09:00 Welcome/Opening Luis Alberto Ocampo (SPA)
Ana Maria Contreras (SEMARNAT)
9:20 Introduction Luisa Molina SPA Air Quality Laboratory Luis Alberto Ocampo (SPA)
Current status of the Tijuana Proaire Margarito Quintero (UABC-Mexicali)
Overview of Cal-Mex 2010 Luisa Molina (MCE2)
10:00 Emissions Linsey Marr Emissions: Findings and New Questions Linsey Marr (VT)
DOAS Measurements during Cal-Mex 2010 Claudia Rivera (MCE2/UNAM)
Discussions
10:50 BREAK
11:10 Criteria Pollutants and Meteorology Ricardo Torres
Gerardo Ruiz
Overview Ricardo Torres (UNAM)
CENICA activities in support of air qualtiy monitoring Miguel Noyola (CENICA)
Discussions
12:00 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Abraham Ortinez VOCs and BTEX measurements Abraham Ortinez (CENICA)
Measurements of VOCs using PTRMS Misti Levy (TAMU)
Discussions
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 Particulate Matter (PM) Dara Salcedo,
Guillermo Rodriguez
Overview of PM Dara Salcedo (UNAM)
Organics and Black Carbon Satoshi Takahama (UCSD/EPFL)
PM measurements Abraham Ortinez (CENICA)
PAHs during Cal-Mex: results & policy implications Miguel Zavala (MCE2)
Aerosol mass, size distribution and optical properties Misti Levy (TAMU)
Evaluation of PM Along Tijuana – San Ysidro Air Basin Guillermo Rodriguez (UABC-Tijuana)
Evaluation of microbial pollution in the Air Basin of Tijuana, BC Lilia Hurtado (UABC-Tijuana)
Discussions
15:45 Border Crossings and Exposure Penelope (Jenny) Quintana Cross-border pollution and border traffic Penelope (Jenny) Quintana (SDSU)
Discussions
16:30 BREAK
16:50 Meteorological and Photochemical Simulations Miguel Zavala Simulation of ozone formation along Cal-Mex border Guohui Li (MCE2)
Aerosol impact on  photochemistry Guohui Li (MCE2)
Impacts of meteorology uncertainties on aerosol simulation Naifang Bei (MCE2)
Discussions
18:00 Wrap Up Session Luisa Molina Key Findings and Policy Implications ALL
Conclusion: Next Step
20:00 ADJOURN