Central California Ozone Study (CCOS) - Desert Research Institute

McKittrick (S0)
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Unknown. Site is in a vacant lot near downtown McKittrick.
From intersection of highways 58 and 33, near schoolhouse at east side of McKittrick, go south on
Highway 33 about ½ mile, through “downtown McKittrick” (basically a junction with a grocery
store and a hotel). The site is on the left in a vacant lot, about 1 block past hotel. Contact
site operator for access.
Lat 35 18.158’ N, Lon 119 37.304’ W
390 m
This is a compound formerly occupied by the West Side Operators Air Pollution Monitoring
Station. It is located in an open area in the middle of McKittrick. Ground cover in the immediate
area is chaparral. There are residences at distances of 100 to 200 m all around. California
Highway 58 is about 100 to 200 m to the west. Photos in Appendix D-2 show views from the site
toward 8 direction sectors.
Local Contacts:
Name: Sam Duran
Organization: Texaco (property owner)
Phone No: (661) 392-2200
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Site Operator: (NOTE: Site operator will probably be a student, designated by Peter Ouchida.)
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Office Phone: (916) 322-3719
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Peter Ouchida
California Air Resources Board
13 th and T, Sacramento, CA
pouchida@arb.ca.gov
Existing Monitoring Equipment: None. New Site
McKittrick Supplemental Equipment
Observable Instrument Installer
O 3 by ultraviolet absorption API 400 A DRI (Bowen)
NO/NO Y by chemiluminescence TEI 42C TL with external converter DRI (Bowen)
Data Logger Campbell CR10X DRI (Bowen)
Meteorology (WS, WD, T, RH) Instrumented 10 m Tower NOAA (Crescenti)
New Facilities:
8’ X 10’ shelter, power, 2 phone lines (DRI monitoring equipment, NOAA meteorology)
Installer: ENSR (McDade)
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