Focus and Scope

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. 

It is published by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, through the Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático.

All papers published are Open Access for readers and there are no publication fees for authors.  The journal is indexed in Scopus, SCimago, Science Citation Index, LatinIndex, SciELO, among other databases. It has continuously increased its visibility and impact, with an Impact Factor of 1.0 (2024), as determined by the Journal Citation Report (Clarivate/ Web of Science).

SCImago Journal & Country Rank   Atmósfera - CCA UNAM

Announcements

New Chief Editor

2026-03-12

We are pleased to announce that from March 1st. Dr. Fernando García is the new Chief Editor

Current Issue

Vol. 40 (2026)

Published: 2026-02-06

ARTICLES

Advances in operational air quality forecasting for Mexico City: Integration of updated emissions, temporal profiles, and initial conditions

José Agustín García-Reynoso, Víctor Almanza

153-165

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Superrotation of the Venus’ atmosphere computed with a thermodynamic model

Víctor M. Mendoza, Blanca Mendoza, Marni Pazos, Arturo I. Quintanar, René Garduño

127-151

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Comparison of rainfall patterns and rainfed maize yields in the Pacific region of Nicaragua and the Atlantic region of Colombia, 2007-2023

Guadalupe Azuara-García, Zaira Ramírez Apud-López, Daniela García-Medrano, Yeimi Alvarino-Daza, Benjamín Ortiz-Espejel

109-126

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Historical study of the evolution of climate patterns in Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca (1941-1978)

Jorge Castro-López, Laura Fabiola Vital-Martínez, Javier Salinas-Luna, Juan Mentado-Morales, Ricardo Rodrigo Hernández-Hernández , Miguel Ángel Ahumada-Sempoal

95-108

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Robust thermodynamic signatures of the Indian ocean high during DJF: A Monte Carlo-based correlation and composite analysis

Nasir Ilyas, Muhammad Jawed Iqbal, Muhammad Faisal Riaz

75-93

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Climate change adaptation measures in a highly productive maize area (Mexico): Are practices aligned with science?

Mónica Toledo García, Cecilia Conde, Patricia Gallardo Arias, Carolina Ureta

35-73

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Impact of climate variability on land use and groundwater resources: A case study of Wadi Fekan, northwest Algeria

Abdelkader Ouikhlef, Abdelkader Otmane, Radia Gherissi, Mohamed El-Amine Gacemi

1-34

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