Virtual Special Issue:
Atmospheric Studies in the
US-Mexico Border Region
There is growing evidence that the very high levels of toxic pollutants produced along the US-Mexico border regions pose a serious health threat to tens of millions of inhabitants. They also impact ecosystem viability and regional climate for large downwind distances. Rapid population growth, intense economic activities, and increased energy demand are the primary forces driving unprecedented environmental changes along the border regions. This special issue is dedicated to the articles resulting from the collaborative US-Mexico research project to characterize the sources and processing of air pollutants in the California–Mexico (Cal-Mex) border region and their impacts on regional air quality and climate. It is composed of 13 research articles published between 2013-2014.
The Cal-Mex 2010 Field Campaign was sponsored by the US National Science Foundation, US Environmental Protection Agency, California Air Resources Board, the Molina Center for Energy and the Environment, the Mexican Ministry of the Environment and the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change. The Cal-Mex participants would like to thank the following for logistical support: the Government of the State of Baja California, the City of Tijuana, and the Tijuana Customs Office, as well as local institutions hosting various monitoring sites, including: Sistema de Parques Temáticos de Tijuana, Colegio de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos, Universidad Tecnológica de Tijuana, Hunter Industry and Formosa Prosonic. The authors of the special issue are grateful to the editor and the production team of Atmospheric Environment for their support.
Preface
Luisa T. Molina, Lynn M. Russell, Linsey C. Marr
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 88, May 2014, Pages 306–307
- Meteorological Overview and Plume Transport Patterns during Cal-Mex 2010
Naifang Bei, Guohui Li, Miguel Zavala, Hugo Barrera, Ricardo Torres, Michel Grutter, Wilfredo Gutiérrez, Manuel García, Luis Gerardo Ruiz-Suarez, Abraham Ortinez, Yaneth Guitierrez, Carlos Alvarado, Israel Flores, Luisa T. Molina
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 70, Pages 477–489 - Sources and Transport of Black Carbon at the California-Mexico Border
Christopher A. Shores, Michael E. Klapmeyer, Marina E. Quadros, Linsey C. Marr
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 70, Pages 490–499 - Submicron organic aerosol in Tijuana, Mexico, from local and Southern California sources during the CalMex campaign
Takahama S., Johnson A., Guzman Morales J., Russell L.M., Duran R., Rodriguez G., Zheng J., Zhang R., Toom-Sauntry D., Leaitch W.R.
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 70, Pages 500–512 - Measurements of formaldehyde at the U.S. – Mexico border during the Cal-Mex 2010 Air Quality Study
Jun Zheng, Renyi Zhang, Jessica P. Garzón, María E. Huertas, Misti Levy, Yan Ma, Ricardo Torres-Jardón, Luis G. Ruiz-Suárez, Lynn Russell, Satoshi Takahama, Haobo Tan, Guohui Li, L.T. Molina
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 70, Pages 513-520 - Volatile Organic Compounds in Tijuana during the Cal-Mex 2010 Campaign: Measurements and Source Apportionment
Jun Zheng, Jessica P. Garzón, María E. Huertas, Renyi Zhang, Misti Levy, Yan Ma, José I. Huertas, Ricardo T. Jardón, Luis G. Ruíz, Haobo Tan, Luisa T. Molina
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 70, Pages 521-531 - NO2 fluxes from Tijuana using a Mobile mini-DOAS during Cal-Mex 2010
Claudia Rivera, Hugo Barrera, Michel Grutter, Miguel Zavala, Bo Galle, Naifang Bei, Guohui Li, Luisa T. Molina
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 70, Pages 532-539 - Measurements of Submicron Aerosols at the 1 California–Mexico Border during the Cal– Mex 2010 Field Campaign
Misti E. Levy, Renyi Zhang, Jun Zheng, Haobo Tan, Yuan Wang, Luisa T. Molina, S. Takahama, L.M. Russell, Guohui Li
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 88, Pages 308–319 - Mass concentration, composition and sources of fine and coarse particulate matter in Tijuana, Mexico, during Cal-Mex campaign
María Cruz Minguillón, Arturo Alberto Campos, Beatriz Cárdenas, Salvador Blanco, Luisa T. Molina, Xavier Querol
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 88, Pages 320–329 - Estimated Contributions of Primary and Secondary Organic Aerosol from Fossil Fuel Combustion during the CalNex and Cal-Mex Campaigns
J. Guzman-Morales, A.A. Frossard , A.L. Corrigan, L.M. Russell, S. Liu, S. Takahama, J.W. Taylor, J. Allan, H. Coe, Y. Zhao, A.H. Goldstein
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 88, Pages 330–340 - Diesel vehicle and urban burning contributions to black carbon concentrations and size distributions in Tijuana, Mexico, during the Cal-Mex 2010 campaign
Takahama S., Russell L.M., Shores C.A., Marr L.C., Zheng J., Levy M., Zhang R., Castillo E., Rodriguez-Ventura J.G., Quintana P.J.E., Subramanian R., Zavala M., Molina L.T.
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 88, Pages 341–352 - Traffic-related air pollution in the community of San Ysidro, CA, in relation to northbound vehicle wait times at the US-Mexico border Port of Entry
Penelope J.E. Quintana, Jill J. Dumbauld, Lynelle Garnica, M. Zohir Chowdhury, José Velascosoltero, Arturo Mota-Raigoza, David Flores, Edgar Rodríguez, Nicolas Panagon, Jamison Gamble, Travis Irby, Cuong Tran, John Elder, Vanessa E. Galaviz, Lisa Hoffman, Miguel Zavala, Luisa T. Molina
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 88, Pages 353–361 - Traffic Pollutant Exposures Experienced by Pedestrians Waiting to Enter the U.S. at a Major U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing
Galaviz V.E., Yost M.G., Simpson C.D., Camp J.E., Paulsen M.H., Elder J.P., Hoffman L., Flores D., Quintana P.J.E.
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 88, Pages 362–369 - Ozone formation along the California-Mexico border region during Cal-Mex 2010 field campaign
Li G., Bei N., Zavala M., Molina L.T.
Atmospheric Environment, Volume 88, Pages 370–389 - Characterization of Atmospheric Bioaerosols at 9 Sites in Tijuana, Mexico
Lilia Hurtado, Guillermo Rodríguez, Jonathan López, J.E. Castillo, Luisa Molina, Miguel Zavala, and Penelope J.E. Quintana
Atmospheric Environment 96 (2014) 430-436