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... TRAQS User Guide Page 114 8. EMFAC OPTIONS Under the TRAQS main window, press the EMFAC Options button to have access to the EMFAC Options window.
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... TRAQS User Guide Page 115 Model Settings TRAQS was designed to support the following EMFAC model settings:  Run Mode: Emission Rate The emission rate is the output used for project-level assessment projects.  Run Type: Project-Level (PL)
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... TRAQS User Guide Page 116 Geographic Bounds First, you must specify the State and County where your project is located.  Region Type: Select from the drop-down list one of the following options - Air Basin, Air District, MPO, County, or Sub-Area.
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... TRAQS User Guide Page 117 8.2. EMFAC – SCENARIOS The Scenarios tab of the EMFAC Options window contains the same options available under the New Project Wizard – Project Scenarios screen.
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... TRAQS User Guide Page 118 8.3. EMFAC – TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY The Temperature & Humidity tab of the EMFAC Options window contains a grid where the user must specify ambient temperature and relative humidity values for each scenario.
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... TRAQS User Guide Page 119 Functionality of Buttons Press this button to import data into the grid from a CSV file. The file must be in a specific format.
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... TRAQS User Guide Page 120 EMFAC Input & Output Files The grid available in this screen will be partially populated with information on the seasons and EMFAC input/output files for the current project analysis: 1. Seasons: This column will be populated with the seasons that are being modeled for the current project (e.g., Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn)
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... TRAQS User Guide Page 121 5. The Open dialog is displayed.
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... TRAQS User Guide Page 122 Please note that not all the CARB's EMFAC options are supported by TRAQS and therefore, it is recommended that you do not make any changes in EMFAC as they may affect the post-processing of the output options by TRAQS.
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... TRAQS User Guide Page 123 8. After the Run is finished, repeat steps 4 to 7 again for the remaining seasonal input files, if applicable (e.g., Spring, Summer, Autumn)
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... TRAQS User Guide Page 124 For a project with 16 scenarios, only a total of 4 EMFAC input files will be generated, one per season. Within each season's input file, 4 sets of temperature and humidity parameters will be specified for each one of the 4 day periods (AM-Peak, Mid-day, PM-Peak, and Overnight)

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