Final report of the Mexico City 1991 lidar measurements campaign
| Autor: | Douglas E. Hof, R. R. Karl, F. L. Archuleta, David B. Holtkamp, Charles Robert Quick, Joe J. Tiee, L.L. Tellier, William E. Eichinger |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Pollution
education.field_of_study Cost–benefit analysis business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Environmental resource management Population Air pollution Structural basin medicine.disease_cause Product (business) Geography Environmental protection medicine Revenue business education Air quality index media_common |
| DOI: | 10.2172/10179823 |
| Popis: | Over the last two decades, Mexico City, like many large industrial and populous urban areas, has developed a serious air pollution problem, especially during the winter months when there are frequent temperature inversions and weak winds. The deterioration in air quality is the result of several factors. The basin within which Mexico City lies is Mexico`s center of political, administrative and economic activity, generating 34% of the cross domestic product and 42% of the industrial revenue, and supporting a population which is rapidly approaching the 20 minion mark. The basin is surrounded by mountains on three sides which inhibit rapid dispersal of pollutants. Emissions from the transportation fleet (more than 3 million vehicles) are one of the primary pollution sources, and are mostly uncontrolled. Catalytic converters are just now being introduced into the fleet. The Mexico City Air Quality Research Initiative is an international collaborative project between the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Mexican Petroleum Institute dedicated to the investigation of the air quality problem in Mexico City. The main objective of the project is to identify and assess the cost and benefits of major options being proposed to improve the air quality. |
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