Megacity Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations

The Campaign

The Megacity Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations (MILAGRO) was a multiagency field project that examined the atmospheric processes involved in the formation, transportation, and transformation of aerosols and trace gases at local, regional, and global levels. It coordinated four field campaigns: the Molina Center on Energy and the Environment’s Mexico City Metropolitan Area -2006 Experiment (MCMA-2006), DoE’s Megacity Aerosol Experiment (MAX-Mex), NCAR’s Megacity Impacts on Regional and Global Environments (MIRAGE-Mex), and NASA’s Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment-B (INTEX-B). MILAGRO included one deployment during March 2006 across the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, with several aircraft gathering in situ and remote sensing data on aerosols and trace gases. Ground-based observations were also collected from ground stations, mobile laboratories, and balloons. The project was funded by NASA, NSF, DoE, and other research agencies.

Additional Notes

Repositories

• data center outside NASA