Substances

NG Compressed natural gas

CO Carbon monoxide

CO₂ Carbon dioxide

GHG Greenhouse gases

HC Hydrocarbons

LPG Liquified petroleum gas

NMHC Non-methane hydrocarbons

NO_x Nitrogen oxides

PAN Peroxyacetyl nitrate

PM₁₀ Particulate matter less than 10 microns

PM_2.5 Particulate matter less than 2.5 microns

SO₂ Sulfur dioxide

TSP Total suspended particulates

VOC Volatile organic compound

Agencies, Programs,
etc.

AQS Air Quality Standards

CCA Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera (at UNAM)

DF Distrito Federal

DRI Desert Research Institute

FUMEX U.S.-Mexico Foundation for Science

GIS Geographic Information Systems

GNP Gross National Product

IGf Instituto de Geofísica

IMADA-AVER Investigación Sobre Materia Particulada Y Deterioro Atmosférico-Aerosol and Visibility Evaluation Research

INE Instituto Nacional de Ecología

IMP Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo

MARI Mexico City Air Quality Research Initiative

MCMA Mexico City Metropolitan Area

NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement

NGO Non-governmental organization

GNP Gross National Product

OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

PEMEX Petróleos Mexicanos

PCMCA Programa Coordinado para Mejorar la Calidad del Aire en el Valle de México

PICCA Programa Integral Contra la Contaminación Atmosférica

PROAIRE Programa para Mejorar la Calidad del Aire en el Valle de México

RAMA Red Automática de Monitoreo Atmosférico (Automatic ambient monitoring network)

SMA Subsecretaría de Mejoramiento del Ambiente

SS Sectretaría de Salud

TPP Technology and Policy Program (at MIT)

UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

UN FCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency

WEC World Energy Congress

WHO World Health Organization

Transportation

HOV High Occupancy Vehicle

SOV Single Occupancy Vehicle

TDM Transportation Demand Management

TSM Transportation System Management

VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled