AQRC Facilities
The Air Quality Research Center (AQRC) is home to four monitoring stations/facilities. AQRC Facilities include:
Fresno Urban Site
The UC Center, Fresno is located in a mixed retail commercial and residential setting. Infrastructure upgrades include a new 200A electric service (120/240V 1 phase), sampling trailer(s) and security fencing. In addition to approximately 1000 SF of parking lot access, we have an office and associated facilities with 24/7 access in the UC Center, Fresno building.
Directions to Fresno Urban Site
University of California WestSide Research and Extension Center (WSREC) outside Five Points (Fresno County) California
The WSREC site is approximately 35 miles southwest of Fresno and 10 miles east of Interstate 5 on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. The facility actively operates as an agricultural research station with mixed crop plantings (cotton, wheat, corn, etc.). Surrounding activity is field crop-agricultural with Harris feed company approximately 9 miles west (southwest) and the Lemoore Naval Air Station is approximately 9 miles east of the site. In addition to the sampling area, the WSREC facility offers housing for onsite personnel, a shop area, laboratory space and a classroom/conference room area.
Directions to Westside Research and Extension Center
Photo of sampling site area.
Overview of the WSREC location with major landmarks (Interstate 5, the Harris Ranch feedlot and the Lemoore Naval Air Station) shown for context. For reference, each agricultural plot is 1 mile square.
Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) at Cahto Peak
Cahto Peak (1.3 km elevation) is located in the Mendocino Coast Range 100 miles NNW of Bodega Bay. Measurements at Cahto Peak typically characterize the amount and chemical nature of air pollutants transported from Asia.
View toward the Pacific Ocean from Cahto Peak
Tower at Cahto Peak
Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) at Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML)
BML is located about 50 miles north of San Francisco. The air at each location is representative of very distinct layers of the atmosphere. Measurements at BML observe air in the boundary layer; that is, the air closest to the Earth’s surface that is most influenced by emissions from the ocean and its marine life as well as shipping traffic in the Eastern Pacific.
Directions to Bodega Marine Laboratory
