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Title: Assembling a biogenic hydrocarbon emissions inventory for the SCOS97-NARSTO modeling domain

Conference ·
OSTI ID:362013
 [1]; ;  [2]; ;  [3];  [4]
  1. California Air Resources Board, El Monte, CA (United States). Mobile Source Control Div.
  2. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). School of Public Health
  3. California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA (United States). Technical Support Div.
  4. California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA (United States). Research Div.

To assist in developing ozone control strategies for Southern California, the California Air Resources Board is developing a biogenic hydrocarbon (BHC) emissions inventory model for the SCOS97-NARSTO domain. The basis for this bottom-up model is SCOS97-NARSTO-specific landuse and landcover maps, leafmass constants, and BHC emission rates. In urban areas, landuse maps developed by the Southern California Association of Governments, San Diego Association of Governments, and other local governments are used while in natural areas, landcover and plant community databases produced by the GAP Analysis Project (GAP) are employed. Plant identities and canopy volumes for species in each landuse and landcover category are based on the most recent botanical field survey data. Where possible, experimentally determined leafmass constant and BHC emission rate measurements reported in the literature are used or, for those species where experimental data are not available, values are assigned based on taxonomic methods. A geographic information system is being used to integrate these databases, as well as the most recent environmental correction algorithms and canopy shading factors, to produce a spatially- and temporally-resolved BHC emission inventory suitable for input into the Urban Airshed Model.

OSTI ID:
362013
Report Number(s):
CONF-980632-; TRN: IM9933%%397
Resource Relation:
Conference: 91. annual meeting and exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, San Diego, CA (United States), 14-18 Jun 1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 91. annual meeting and exhibition. Bridging international boundaries: Clean production for environmental stewardship; PB: [5000] p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English