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Atmosfera is an international, peer-reviewed journal published quarterly from 1988 to 2022. As of 2023, the manuscripts are published according to the continuous publication model. This journal is devoted to original research in the atmospheric sciences, climate change, interactions with the hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere and human systems. 

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Vol. 38 (2024)

Published: 2023-08-01

Chemical and isotopic composition of rainwater in the eastern Yucatan peninsula, Mexico (edited by Dr. Iván Y. Hernández Paniagua)

Daniela Ortega-Camacho, Sofía González-Ríos, Fernanda Córdoba-Benavides, Luis Ladino, Eduardo Cejudo

885-910

Severe winter conditions in the Citlaltepetl-Cofre de Perote mountain range, 2021-2022

Víctor Soto, Ana C. Travieso-Bello, Nadia L. Soto-Gómez, Carlos M. Welsh-Rodríguez

863-884

Why did numerical weather forecasting systems fail to predict the Hurricane Otis’s development?

Juan Carlos Guillermo-Montiel, Benjamín Martínez-López , Carlos Abraham Ochoa-Moya, Ignacio Arturo Quintanar, William David Cabos-Narváez

829-862

Indoor dust composition of university laboratories and potential health risks in Pahang, Malaysia

Fazrul Razman Sulaiman, Tuan Nur Haziqah Tuan Roslin, Noorzamzarina Sulaiman, Ismaniza Ismail

817-827

Simulation of the Planetary Boundary Layer characteristics and its relation to air quality in the Metropolitan Area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Wilson William da Silveira, Vanessa Silveira Barreto Carvalho, Aline Araújo de Freitas, Michelle Simões Reboita, Taciana Toledo de Almeida Albuquerque

759-778

Enhancing geostatistical precipitation estimations for the Santiago River basin, Mexico

José Roberto Ávila-Carrasco, Hugo Enrique Júnez-Ferreira, Graciela del Socorro Herrera

739-757

An Index for Predicting Precipitation in the North Coast of Peru Using Logistic Regression

Piero Rodrigo Rivas Quispe, Alex Anderson-Frey, Lynn A. McMurdie

721-738

Maximum daily precipitation in Iran (1979-2018)

Roya Poorkarim, Hossei Asakereh, Javier Martín-Vide

675-686

Orinoco revisited: Comprehensive analysis of the Orinoco River basin present and future hydroclimate

Alejandro Builes-Jaramillo, Hernán D. Salas, Juliana Valencia, Carolina Florian

641-657

Assessment of organic contaminants at a paint manufacturing site: Implications for health risks and source identification

Sidali Khedidji, Catia Balducci, Lyes Rabhi, Angelo Cecinato , Riad Ladji, Noureddine Yassaa

615-639

The effects of climate warming on large-scale atmospheric systems of the Northern Hemisphere

Zahra Mahavarpour, Javad Khoshhal Dastjerdi, Seyed Abolfazl Masoodian, Mohammad Ali Nasresfahani

595-613

Simulation and synoptic investigation of a severe dust storm originated from the Urmia Lake in the Middle East

Nasim Hossein Hamzeh, Abbas Ranjbar Saadat Abadi, Karim Abdukhakimovich Shukurov, Alaa Mhawish, Khan Alam, Christian Opp

531-555

Comparison of different drought monitoring indices in different climatic conditions in Iran

Samira Rahnama, Al Shahidi, Mostaf Yaghoobzadeh, Ali Akba Mehran

507-529

Observed interannual variability and projected scenarios of drought in the Chorotega region, Costa Rica

Melissa Ríos-Solano, A. M. Durán-Quesada, C. Birkel, H. G. Hidalgo, W. Cabos, D.V. Sein

485-506

Small-scale variation of atmospheric dynamics applying chaos theory, case study

Arquímides Haro Velasteguí, Jorge Lara Sinaluisa, Nelly Perugachi Cahueñas, Juan Martínez Nogales

473-484

Studies on airborne microbiota in Mexico, a review

Óscar Omar Álvarez-Rivera, Hécto Estrada-Medina, Miriam Monserrat Ferrer, Aileen O’connor-Sánchez

453-472

Comparison of COSMO and ICON-LAM high-resolution numerical forecast for Romanian territory: Case studies and evaluation

Amalia Iriza-Burca, Rodica C. Dumitrache, Bogdan A. Maco, Mihăiţă Huştiu, Felix Fundel, Daniel Rieger, Roland Potthast

421-451

Carbonaceous particles and PM2.5 optical properties in Mexico City during the ACU15 campaign

Naxieli Santiago-de la Rosa, Cristina Prieto, Ruben Pavia, Oscar Peralta, Harry Alvarez-Ospina, Isabel Saavedra, Telma Castro, Rocío García, María de la Luz Espinosa, Abraham Ortinez-Alvarez, Gerardo Ruíz-Suárez, Amparo Martínez-Arroyo

369-380

Solar PV technologies selection for the design of photovoltaic installations in Mexico based on the analysis of meteorological satellite data from the region

Ricardo Miranda-Jiménez, Osvaldo Vigil-Galán, Jesús Roberto González-Castillo, Ángel Refugio Terán-Cuevas, María Eugenia Gutiérrez-Castillo, Luis Raúl Tovar-Gálvez

351-368

Variability, cycles, and trends of mean air temperature north of Colombia

Andrea Patricia Manrique-Cantillo, Enrique de Jesús Morales-Acuña, Jean Rogelio Linero-Cueto

327-350

Exploring the academic perceptions of climate engineering in developing countries

Athar Hussain, Hassaan F. K. Sipra, Abdul Waheed, Kingsley E. Ukhurebor

311-325

Using a hybrid approach for wind power forecasting in Northwestern Mexico

Yanet Diaz-Esteban, Carlos Alberto López-Villalobos, Carlos Abraham Ochoa Moya, Rosario Romero-Centeno, Ignacio Arturo Quintanar

263-288

Atlantic and Pacific sea surface temperature correlations with precipitation over northern Mexico

Regina Mijares-Fajardo, René Lobato-Sánchez, Carlos Patiño-Gómez, David Eduardo Guevara-Polo

217-234

Urban atmospheric humidity excesses and deficits in two Mexican metropolises: Guadalajara and Puebla

Adalberto Tejeda-Martínez, Gabriel Balderas, Luz Moreyra, Omar Castro

187-216

Satellite data geoprocessing to estimate PM2.5 over the Megalopolis of Central Mexico

Marco Antonio Mora-Ramírez, Edgar Martínez-Luna, Xochitl Cruz-Núñez

151-168

Evaluation of the SACZ index as a prognostic tool based on GFS forecasts

Louise da Fonseca Aguiar, Marcio Cataldi, Edilson Marton, Eric Miguel Ribeiro, Priscila da Cunha Luz

91-104

Dense fog simulation in southern Brazil using the WRF model with high spatial resolution

Judith Rodrigues Cardoso, Edilson Marton, Flávia Rodrigues Pinheiro, William Cossich, Nilton Oliveira Moraes

55-78

Drought Potential in Borneo Based on the RCP 4.5 Scenario

Amalia Nurlatifah, Fildzah Adany, Aulia Darojatun, Bambang Siswanto, Sinta Berliana Sipayung

23-34

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