title: An air quality modeling study comparing two possible sites for the new international airport for Mexico City.
abstract: Using an air quality model, two future urban scenarios induced by the construction of the new international airport for Mexico City are compared at a regional level. The air quality model couples the meteorology model MM5 and state-of-the-art photochemistry. The air quality comparison is made using metrics for the criterion gases selected for the study. From the two urban scenarios compared, the option for Tizayuca is moderately better than the option for Texcoco, because relative reductions in O3 and other photochemical pollutants are achieved over highly populated areas. Regardless of the site, the air quality for the central region of Mexico in the future will deteriorate. In the region of central Mexico, SO2 and NO2 will become important pollutants.
authors.affiliation: Center for Atmospheric Sciences, National University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Aron D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Jazcilevich
authors.forename: Agustín R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: L Gerardo
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Suárez
authors.forename: Xóchitl
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cruz-Nuñez
authors.forename: Javier C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tellez
authors.forename: Luis B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Chias
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D001359:Aviation; D002947:Cities; D003657:Decision Making; D004777:Environment; D004779:Environment Design; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D008800:Mexico; D008962:Models, Theoretical
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants