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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-8295-2026
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-8295-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Measurement report: Ice nucleating particles variability across a megacity
Sebastián Mendoza-Téllez
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Karla Valdés
División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico
David Ramírez
División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico
Jan Alexis Cedillo
Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
Olivia Rivera-Hernández
Dirección de Monitoreo de Calidad del Aire, Secretaría del Medio Ambiente, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Fernanda Córdoba
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Harry Alvarez
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Javier Miranda
Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Irma Rosas
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Graciela B. Raga
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Emma Negrete
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Leticia Martínez
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Eva Salinas
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Luis A. Ladino
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Measurement report: Ice nucleating particles variability across a megacity Sebastían Mendoza-Téllez et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17872149
Short summary
Magacities (i.e., urban centers with > 10 million inhabitants) are a great source of urban aerosol particles. In this study we evaluated the differences in the physicochemical and biological properties of the urban particles from southern and northern Mexico City, one of the largest Megacities worldwide. We also, correlated the observed differences with their capability to impact cloud formation, with the aim to link these observations with the presence of microclimates.
Magacities (i.e., urban centers with > 10 million inhabitants) are a great source of urban...
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