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Publications related to atmospheric science in Chacaltaya

Books

2025

Peer reviewed

Rojas Néstor, Y., S.Enrique Puliafito, María Cazorla, Andrea Pineda-Rojas, Thiago Nogueira, Caroline Wikuats, Valeria Mardoñez-Balderrama, Marcos Andrade, Rodrigo Seguel, Jhojan Rojas, Air pollution levels in South America, ACP- link

Putaud, J-P., et, al, A worldwide aerosol phenomenology: Elemental and organic carbon in PM2.5 and PM10 , AE- link

Mohr, Claudia, Joel A. Thornton, Manish Shrivastava, Anouck Chassaing, Ilona Riipinen, Federico Bianchi, Marcos Andrade, and Cheng Wu, Direct high-altitude observations of 2-methyltetrols in the gas-and particle phase in air masses from Amazonia , FD- link

Communications

Andrade M. et al - Intense transport of smoke to the Central Andes: Insights from a unique set of instruments located in the Bolivian Andean Cordillera , EGU 2025- link

Posters

Decker Guzmán - Evaluation of the WRF model in extreme precipitation events in the complex topography of Bolivia, ERCA 2025- link

2024

Peer reviewed

Aliaga D., Sinclair V., Krejci R., Andrade M., Artaxo P., Blacutt L., Cai R., Carbone S., Gramlich Y., Heikkinen L., Heslin-Rees R., Huang W., Kerminen V-M., Koenig A.M., Kulmala M., Laj P., Mardoñez-Balderrama V., Mohr C., Moreno I., Paasonen P., Scholz W., Sellegri K., Ticona L., Uzu G., Velarde F., Wiedensohler A., Worsnop D., Wu C., Chen Xuemeng, Qiaozhi Zha, and Federico Bianchi (2024) - New Particle Formation dynamics in the central Andes: Contrasting urban and mountain-top environments , ARD- link

Mardoñez-Balderrama V., Močnik G., Pandolfi M., Modini R., Velarde F., Renzi L., Marinoni A., Jaffrezo J-L., Moreno I., Aliaga D., Bianchi F., Mohr C., Gysel-Beer M., Ginot P., Krejci R., Widensohler A., Uzu G., Andrade M., and Laj P. (2024) - Atmospheric Black Carbon in the metropolitan area of La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia: concentration levels and emission sources , ACP- link

Heitto A., Wu C., Aliaga D., Blacutt L., Chen X., Gramlich Y., Heikkinen L., Huang W., Krejci R., Laj P., Moreno I., Sellegri K., Velarde F., Weinhold K., Wiedensohler A., Zha Q., Bianchi F., Andrade M., Lehtinen K.E.J., Mohr C., and Yli-Juuti T. (2024) - Analysis of atmospheric particle growth based on vapor concentrations measured at the high-altitude GAW station Chacaltaya in the Bolivian Andes , ACP- link

Moreno C.I., Krejci R., Jaffrezo J-L., Uzu G., Alastuey A., Andrade M.F., Mardóñez V., Koenig A.M., Aliaga D., Mohr C., Ticona L., Velarde F., Blacutt L., Forno R., Whiteman D. N., Wiedensohler A., Ginot P., and Laj P. (2024) - Tropical tropospheric aerosol sources and chemical composition observed at high altitude in the Bolivian Andes , ACP- link

Communications

Aliaga D. et al (2024) - Volcanic degassing enhances New Particle Formation intensity in the Andes , EAC, Aug2024 - link

Posters

Lacoste L. et al (2024) - Oxidative potential of particulate matter and its association to respiratory health endpoints in high-altitude cities in Bolivia , AGU, Dec 2024 - link

Ticona L. et al (2024) - Intense transport of biomass burning products tothe tropical Andes as witnessed by a unique station in South America , ICOS Science Conference, Sep 2024 - link

Moreno C.I. et al (2024) - Source apportionment of PM tropical tropospheric aerosol at 5380 m.a.s.l. , EAC, Aug 2024 - link

Forno R. et al (2024) - The first results obtained by a polarization lidar located at La Paz, Bolivia, and its relation to the Chacaltaya (CHC) Global GAW Station , XII Workshop on Lidar Measurements in Latin America, Abr 2024

Whiteman D.N et al (2024) - Student Experiment Exchange in the Bolivian Andes , AMS 104th Annual Meeting, Feb 2024 - link

2023

Peer reviewed

Zha Q., Aliaga D., Krejci R., Sinclair V., Wu C., Ciarelli G., Scholz W., Heikkinen L., Partoll E., Gramlich Y., Huang W., Leiminger M., Enroth J., Peräkylä O., Cai R., Chen X., Koenig A. M., Velarde F., Moreno I., Petäjä T., Artaxo P., Laj P., Hansel A., Carbone S., Kulmala M., Andrade M., Worsnop D., Mohr C., Bianchi F. (2023) - Oxidized organic molecules in the tropical free troposphere over Amazonia, NSR - link

Whiteman D. N., Boateng K., Harbison S., Oke H., Rappaport A., Watson M., Okunuga O., Forno R., and Andrade M. (2023) - Breakdown of a Nocturnal Inversion Measured with a Low-Cost Tethersonde System: A High School Student Experiment, BAMS - link

Zha, Q., Huang, W., Aliaga, D., Peräkylä, O., Heikkinen, L., Koenig, A. M., Wu C., Enroth J., Gramlich Y., Cai J., Carbone S., Hansel A., Petäjä T., Kulmala M., Worsnop D., Sinclair V., Krejci R., Andrade M., Mohr C., and Bianchi, F. (2023) - Measurement report: Molecular-level investigation of atmospheric cluster ions at the tropical high-altitude research station Chacaltaya (5240 m asl) in the Bolivian Andes , ACP- link

Scholz W., Shen J., Aliaga D., Wu C., Carbone S., Moreno I., Zha Q., Huang W., Heikkinen L., Jaffrezo J.L., Uzu G., Partoll E., Leiminger M., Velarde F., Laj P., Ginot P., Artaxo P., Wiedensohler A., Kulmala M., Mohr C., Andrade M., Sinclair V., Bianchi F., and Hanse A. (2023) - Measurement report: Long-range transport and the fate of dimethyl sulfide oxidation products in the free troposphere derived from observations at the high-altitude research station Chacaltaya (5240 m a.s.l.) in the Bolivian Andes, ACP - link

Posters

Moreno I., Andrade M., Ticona L., Velarde F., Blacutt L., Forno R., Gutiérrez R., Ávila F. y consorcio internacional GAW Chacaltaya (2023) - Efecto de los chaqueos en la composición química del aerosol a 5380 msnm , Cong.Nal. Crisis Climática, May 2023 - link

Andrade M., Ticona L., Ramonet M., Moye J., Macquard B. , Lopez M., Chariot M., Laurent O., Velarde F., Ávila F., Blacutt L., Callaú A., Carvajal W., Cano L. - Preliminary results from a validation campaign for XCO 2 and XCH 4 in the Altiplano region of Bolivia , Workshop on GGGW observing system - WMO/GAW, October 2023 - link

2022

Peer reviewed

Bianchi F. et al. (2022) - The SALTENA experiment: Comprehensive observations of aerosol sources, formation and processes in the South American Andes , BAMS - link

France J.L, Fisher R.E., Lowry D., Allen G., Andrade M.F., Bauguitte S.J.-B., Bower K., Broderick T.J., Daly M.C., Forster G., Gondwe M., Helfter C., Hoyt A.M., Jones A.E., Lanoisellé M., Moreno I., B. R. Nisbet-Jones P.B.R., Oram D., Pasternak D., Pitt J.R., Skiba U., Stephens M., Wilde S.E. and Nisbet E.G (2022) - δ13C methane source signatures from tropical wetland and rice field emissions, Philos. Trans. Royal Soc. A - link

Koenig A. M., Sonke J., Magand O., Andrade M., Moreno I., Velarde F., Forno R., Gutierrez R., Blacutt L., Laj P., Ginot P., Bieser J., Zahn A., Slemr F., and Dommergue A. (2022) - Evidence for Interhemispheric Mercury Exchange in the Pacific Ocean Upper Troposphere, JGR Atmospheres - link

Communications

Andrade M., Ticona L., Ramonet M., Laurent O., Laj P., Velarde F., Moreno I., Gutierrez G., Forno R. and Blacutt L. (2022) - Seven years of measurements of atmospheric methane at the Chacaltaya GAW regional station , GGMT22 - link

Andrade M., Aliaga D., Blacutt L., Forno R., Gutierrez R., Velarde F., Moreno I., Ticona L., Wiedensohler A., Krejci R., Ramonet M., Laurent O., Whiteman D., Mohr C., and Laj P. (2022) - A decade of atmospheric composition observations in the undersampled Central Andes , EGU22 - link

2021

Peer reviewed

Aliaga D., Sinclair V.A., Andrade M., Artaxo P., Carbone S., Kadantsev E., Laj P., Wiedensohler A., Krejci R., and Bianchi F. (2021) - Identifying source regions of air masses sampled at the tropical high-altitude site of Chacaltaya using WRF-FLEXPART and cluster analysis, ACP - link

Birkel, S., P.A. Mayewski, L.B. Perry, A. Seimon, M. Andrade-Flores (2021) - Reanalysis inter-model comparison of temperature and precipitation for the Andean Altiplano and adjacent Cordilleras, JGR- Atmospheres- link

2020

Peer reviewed

Koenig A. M., Magand O., Laj P., Andrade M., Moreno I., Velarde F., Salvatierra G., Gutierrez R., Blacutt L., Aliaga D., Reichler T., Sellegri K., Laurent O., Ramonet M., and Dommergue A. (2020) - Seasonal patterns of atmospheric mercury in tropical South America as inferred by a TGM continuous record at the Chacaltaya Station (5240 m) in Bolivia , ACP - link

Tignat-Perrier R., Dommergue A., Thollot A., Magand O., Vogel T. M., and Larose C. (2020)- Microbial functional signature in the atmospheric boundary layer , Biogeosciences - link

Laj P. et al. (2020) - A global analysis of climate-relevant aerosol properties retrieved from the network of Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) near-surface observatories , AMT - link

Communications

Bianchi F. et al. (2020) - The influence of volcano activity on aerosol formation over the Andes , 22nd EGU General Assembly, held online 4-8 May, 2020 - link

Mohr C. et al. (2020) - Molecular characterization and volatility of organonitrates: Latest observations from field and laboratory , 22nd EGU General Assembly, held online 4-8 May, 2020 - link

Heikkinen L. et al. (2020) - Quantifying the effect of SVOC condensation on cloud droplet number in different airmass types , 22nd EGU General Assembly, held online 4-8 May, 2020 - link

2019

Peer reviewed

Chauvigné A., Aliaga D., Andrade M., Ginot P., Krejci R., Močnik G., Montoux N., Moreno I., Müller T., Pandolfi M., Sellegri K., Velarde F., Wiedensohler A., Weinhold K., Laj P. (2019)- Biomass-burning and urban emission impacts in the Andes Cordillera region based on in-situ measurements from the Chacaltaya observatory, Bolivia (5240 m a.s.l.) , ACP - link

Tignat-Perrier R., Dommergue A., Thollot A., Keuschnig C., Magand O., Vogel T. M., and Larose C. (2019)- Global airborne microbial communities controlled by surrounding landscapes and wind conditions , Nature - link

Dommergue A., Amato P., Tignat-Perrier R., Magand O., Thollot A., Joly M., Bouvier L., Sellegri K., Vogel T., Sonke J. E., Jaffrezo J.-L., Andrade M., Moreno I., Labuschagne C., Martin L., Zhang Q., and Larose C. (2019) - Methods to Investigate the Global Atmospheric Microbiome , Front. Microbiol. - link

Sellegri K., Rose C., Marinoni A., Lupi A, Wiedensohler A., Andrade M., Bonasoni P., and Laj P. (2019) - New Particle Formation: A Review of Ground-Based Observations at Mountain Research Stations , Atmosphere - link

Reports

Laj P., Andrade M., Sokhi R., Volosciuk C. and Tarasova O. (2019) - Sustainability of Atmospheric Observations in Developing Countries , WMO Bulletin Vol. 68(2) - link

Communications

Andrade M. et al. (2019) - Six years of aerosol observations at the world highest GAW station: Chacaltaya, Bolivia , EGU, April, 2019- link

Bianchi F. et al. (2019) - The influence of volcano activity on aerosol formation over the Andes , AGU Fall meeting, December, 2019- link

Master's thesis

Aliaga, D. (2019) - Study of the Direct Radiative Effect of Atmospheric Aerosols at Mount Chacaltaya - link

Bachelor's thesis

Laura, Y. (2019) - Dependencia espectral del coeficiente de absorción de partículas atmosféricas carbonosas como estimador de fuentes de contaminación atmosférica

2018

Peer reviewed

Rauert C., Harner T., Schuster J.K., Eng A., Fillmann G., Castillo L.E.,Fentanes O., Villa Ibarra M., Miglioranza K.S.B., Moreno Rivadeneira I., Pozo K., Aristizábal Zuluaga B.H. (2018). Air monitoring of new and legacy POPs in the Group of Latin America and Caribbean (GRULAC) region - Env. Pollution. - link

Wiedensohler A., M. Andrade, K. Weinhold, T. Müller, W. Birmili, F. Velarde, I. Moreno, R. Forno, M.F. Sanchez, P. Laj, P. Ginot, D.N. Whiteman, R. Krejci, K. Sellegri, T. Reichler (2018) - Black carbon emission and transport mechanisms to the free troposphere at the La Paz/El Alto (Bolivia) metropolitan area based on the Day of Census (2012) , Atmospheric Environment- link

Collaud Coen M., Andrews E., Aliaga D., Andrade M., Angelov H., Bukowiecki N., Ealo M., Fialho P., Flentje H., Hallar A. G., Hooda R., Kalapov I., Krejci R., Lin N.-H., Marinoni A., Ming J., Nguyen N. A., Pandolfi M., Pont V., Ries, L., Rodríguez S., Schauer G., Sellegri K., Sharma S., Sun J., Tunved P., Velasquez P., and Ruffieux D. (2018) - Identification of topographic features influencing aerosol observations at high altitude stations , ACP - link

Master's thesis

Guy, H. (2018) - Identification of a Regionally Coherent Subseasonal Signal of Stable Isotopes in Tropical Andean Precipitation - link

2017

Peer reviewed

Perry L.B, Seimon A., Andrade M.F., Endries J., Yuter S.E., Velarde F., Arias S., Bonshoms M., Burton E., Winkelmann I.R., Cooper C.M., Mamani G., Rado M., Montoya N. & Quispe N. (2017). Characteristics of Precipitating Storms in Glacierized Tropical Andean Cordilleras of Peru and Bolivia , Annals of the American Association of Geographers - link

Posters

Dommergue A., Magand O., Moreno I., Aliaga D., Salvatierra G., Laj P., Andrade M. [ICMGP 2017]. Atmospheric Hg° concentrations at 5 240 m ― Chacaltaya Station, Bolivia. link

2016

Peer reviewed

Rauert C., Harner T., Schuster J.K., Quinto K., Fillmann G., Castillo L.E.,Fentanes O., Villa Ibarra M., Miglioranza K.S.B., Moreno Rivadeneira I., Pozo K., Padilla Puerta A., Aristizábal Zuluaga B.H. (2016) - Towards a regional passive air sampling network and strategy for new POPs in the GRULAC region: Perspectives from the GAPS Network and first results for organophosphorus flame retardants , STOTEN - link

Bachelor's thesis

Mardóñez V. (2016) - Relación atípica entre el monóxido de carbono y el carbón negro en Chacaltaya - link

2015

Peer reviewed

Rose C., K. Sellegri, F. Velarde, I. Moreno, M. Ramonet, K. Weinhold, R. Krejci, P. Ginot, M. Andrade, A. Wiedensohler, P. Laj (2015). Multiple daytime nucleation events at the high altitude station of Chacaltaya (5240 m a.s.l.), Bolivia , Atmospheric Environment - link

Andrade M. et al. (2015) Puesta en marcha de una nueva estación de monitoreo climatico en los andes centrales de Bolivia: la estacion GAW/Chacaltaya , RBF - link

Molina L.T., Gallardo L., Andrade M., Baumgardner D., Borbor-Córdova M., Bórquez R., Casassa G., Cereceda-Balic F., L. Dawidowski, Garreaud R., Huneeus N., Lambert F., McCarty J.L., Mc Phee J., Mena-Carrasco M., Raga G.B., Schmitt C., Schwarz J.P. (2015) Pollution and its Impacts on the South American Cryosphere , Future Earth- link

Communications

Vimeux F., Tremoy G., Roca, M. Moreno I., Cattani O., Guilpart E., Velarde F., Andrade M.- Continuous measurements of surface water vapor isotopic ratios in the Bolivian Andes during the monsoon period: influence of regional convection and air masses mixing . EGU 2015- link

Posters

Gutierrez R., M.Ramonet, O. Laurent, V. Kazan, I. Moreno, F. Velarde, E. Nisbet, D.Lowry, C. Rose, M. Delmotte, P. Laj and M. Andrade - Greenhouse gases monitoring at Chacaltaya GAW station, Bolivia . GGMT 2015

2014

Communications

Andrade M. et al. (2014) - Results from the first two years of aerosol and gas observations at the world’s highest GAW station: Chacaltaya, Bolivia (5240 masl). IGAC-iCACGP2014

Wiedensohler A., Weinhold K., Andrade M., Velarde F., Moreno I., Krejci R.. (2014) - Measurements of black carbon particle mass concentration and particle number size distribution on a large high altitude city over the Andean mountains and its possible transport to the lower free troposphere . IGAC-iCACGP2014

Rose C. et al. (2014). Multiple daytime nucleation events at the high altitude station of Chacaltaya (5240 m a.s.l.), Bolivia . IGAC-iCACGP2014

Posters

Moreno I. et al. (2014). Annual variability of the chemical composition of aerosol in a high-altitude site in the south-american tropics (Chacaltaya, 5380 m.a.s.l.) , IGAC-iCACGP2014 link

Other

Andrade M. (2014). La economía del cambio climático en Bolivia: Validación de modelos climáticos - link

Andrade M. (2014). La economía del cambio climático en Bolivia: Generación de datos meteorológicos de alta resolución para Bolivia - link

2012

Peer reviewed

Andrade M., Mamani, R., Velarde, F., Biggeman, D., Zaratti, F., and Forno, R. (2012) Aerosol transport to the Andean region: A new GAW station , RBF - link

Communications

Andrade M. et al. (2012). First atmospheric observations from the high altitude Chacaltaya GAW station (Bolivia-5200 m) In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (p. 10350)- link

2010

Peer reviewed

Andrade M., Blacutt L. (2010). Evaluación del modelo climático regional PRECIS para el área de Bolivia: comparación con datos de superficie , RBF - link

Communications

Zaratti, F., Forno, R. N., & Lolli, S. (2010, May). Mount Chacaltaya Regional GAW Station in the Central Andes , EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (p. 15578) - link

Other

Zaratti F. y Andrade M.(2010). Crisis del ozono y crisis climática: similitudes y diferencias - link

Andrade M., 2010. Mitos y verdades acerca del Cambio Climático en Bolivia - link

Andrade M., Zaratti F.,Laj P., Ginot P., Ramonet M., Vimeux F., Gomes L., Bonasoni P., Da Polenza A., Baltensperger U., 2010, Proposal for the implementation of a regional GAW station at Chacaltaya - link

2007

Peer reviewed

Andrade, M. F., & Zaratti, F. (2007). La atmósfera de La Paz en la noche de San Juan, RBF - link

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