User's guide to the LIRAQ model: an air pollution model for the San Francisco Bay Area

Technical Report · Fri Dec 19 04:00:00 EST 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7356591· OSTI ID:7356591

MacCracken, M. C.

The Livermore Regional Air Quality (LIRAQ) model comprises a set of computer programs that have been integrated into an easily used tool for the air quality planner. To assemble and modify the necessary data files and to direct model execution, a problem formulation program has been developed that makes possible the setup of a wide variety of studies involving perturbation of the emission inventory, changes to the initial and boundary conditions, and different choices of grid size and problem domain. In addition to describing the types of air quality problems for which the LIRAQ model may be used, this User's Guide provides detailed information on how to set up and conduct model simulations. Also included are descriptions of the formats of input data files so that the LIRAQ model may be applied to regions other than the San Francisco Bay Area.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7356591
• Report Number(s): UCRL-51983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
COMPUTER CODES
DIFFUSION
ENVIRONMENT
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY
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