Chapter 8. SMOKE Input Files

8.1. Overview
8.2. Inventory Files
8.3. Temporal Allocation Files
8.4. Spatial Allocation Files
8.5. Chemical speciation
8.6. Growth and Controls Files
8.7. Special Merging Files
8.8. Meteorology Files
8.9. Source-Specific files
8.10. Other Support Files

8.1. Overview

This chapter contains format information for all input files used by SMOKE. Chapter 9, SMOKE Intermediate Files and Chapter 10, SMOKE Output Files provide documentation on SMOKE’s intermediate and output file formats.

In this overview section, we first provide a few important notes about file formats (Section 8.1.1, “General notes about file formats”, and then discuss where to put SMOKE input files (Section 8.1.2, “Where to put SMOKE input files”). Section 8.1.3, “SMOKE input file list” summarizes all the input files needed by SMOKE, organized by function. Section 8.1.4, “Input files for SMOKE nctox case” provides a list, organized by SMOKE program, of all the default input files provided with the nctox sample case, which is described in Section 4.2.1, “nctox case”.

The remaining sections in this chapter are broken down as follows:

8.1.1. General notes about file formats

  • In the tables used to describe the file format for each file, the “Position” column lists either letters or numbers.

    When there are letters in the “Position” column, this indicates that the file must be list-directed, and therefore the fields on each line need to be delimited by a space, comma, or semicolon. If there are fields that have embedded spaces, commas, or semicolons in a list-directed file, these entries must be surrounded by single or double quotation marks to prevent SMOKE from treating those characters as delimiters.

    When there are numbers in the “Position” column, this indicates that the file is column-specific, which means that the entry must be placed exactly within the columns listed.

  • For all cross-reference files (e.g. AGREF, MGREF, GSREF), all of the source-characteristic fields are optional. For example, it is permissible to provide only the SCC for use in matching a profile to a source.

    For list-directed files, if there are source characteristic fields that will not be used (such as country/state/county code) that come before the required fields in the file, these must be filled in with a zero or -9. If there are unused fields that come after the required fields in the file, they can be left blank.

    For column-specific formats, the optional entries can be left blank or set to -9 when they are not used.

8.1.2. Where to put SMOKE input files

A common difficulty for new users is determining where to put the input files for their case. In SMOKE v2.0 and later, we have reduced the number of places in which you need to keep your raw input files. Section 8.1.4, “Input files for SMOKE nctox case” lists the all of the input directories for the files used in the example “nctox” case. In that section, we also define the path names relative to the EDSS_ROOT directory, which is the directory in which you install SMOKE (and is different for every installation). In Chapter 3, SMOKE Directories and Default Data, we provide diagrams of the SMOKE directory structures, which help in visualizing the tree of directories that SMOKE uses. Additionally, Section 4.5, “How to use SMOKE” contains instructions for getting set up for new runs, including the files that need to be created and where they should go.

In summary, SMOKE input files must go into a handful of directories (see Section 8.1.4, “Input files for SMOKE nctox case”). Multiple directories are needed because in some cases (such as speciation profiles and meteorology data), the data are to be shared across multiple runs. In other cases (such as inventory data), the data are specific to a case and should be stored independently to prevent corrupting other modeling runs. To change the directories used for input (or any other) files in SMOKE, you must modify the Assigns file as described in Section 3.3, “How to change the default directory structure”.

8.1.3. SMOKE input file list

In this section, we list all of the raw input files to SMOKE. The files are grouped into tables by functional type:

Within each table, the files are listed in alphabetical order. When a file is optional, this is noted in the description column of the table.

All of the ASCII files could conceivably be prepared manually. However, the last three table columns indicate other options you can use to prepare the files.

  • An “X” in column “CNV” indicates that there is a SMOKE converter (either a Fortran program, SAS program, script, or Excel spreadsheet) to create the file.

  • An “X” in column “ST” indicates that the SMOKE Tool in Models-3 can prepare the file.

  • An entry in column “Other” indicates that there is another method available to create the file, or that the file is resident in the installation, in which case it is not likely to need modification for most users.

Table 8.1. Inventory Files

Logical File Name with (Program) Source Category File Description and (Location) CNV ST Other
ARINV (Smkinven) A Stationary area/nonpoint or nonroad raw inventory in IDA format, SMOKE list format for EMS-95 files, or SMOKE ORL format ($ARDAT directory)   X NEI resident
BCUSE (Rawbio) B Biogenic county land use data ($GE_DAT directory)     National data resident
BGUSE (Rawbio) B Biogenic gridded land use data ($BGDAT directory)     U.S. 36 km resident
MBINV (Smkinven) M Mobile source raw inventory in IDA format for nonlink data, SMOKE list format for EMS-95 nonlink and link data, or SMOKE ORL format ($MBDAT directory)     NEI resident
PTDAY (Smkinven) P Point source raw day-specific inventory data (optional) ($PTDAT directory)     User
PTHOUR (Smkinven) P Point source raw hour-specific inventory data (optional) ($PTDAT directory)     User or CEM data
PTINV (Smkinven) P Point source raw inventory in IDA format, SMOKE list format for EMS-95 files, or SMOKE ORL format ($PTDAT directory)   X NEI resident
VMTMIX (Smkinven) M Mobile source vehicle mix for EMS-95 files ($MBDAT directory)      

Table 8.2. Temporal Allocation Input Files

Logical File Name with (Program) Source Category File Description and (Location) CNV ST Other
[A|M|P]TPRO (Temporal) A, M, P Temporal profile file ($GE_DAT directory)   X NEI resident
[A|M|P]TREF (Temporal) A, M, P Temporal cross-reference file ($GE_DAT directory) X X NEI resident
HOLIDAYS (Temporal) A, M, P Holidays file ($GE_DAT directory)     Resident

Table 8.3. Spatial Allocation Input Files

Logical File Name with (Program) Source Category File Description and (Location) CNV ST Other
[A|M]GPRO (Grdmat, Surgtool) A, M Area and/or mobile source spatial surrogates ($GE_DAT directory)   X U.S. 36-km resident
[A|M]GREF (Grdmat) A, M Area source or mobile gridding cross-reference ($GE_DAT directory)   X NEI resident
BELD3_A, BELD3_B, BELD3_TOT (Beld3to2, Normbeis3) B Biogenic gridded landuse for use in SMOKE-BEIS3 ($BGDAT)   X U.S. 36-km resident
BGPRO (Rawbio, Smkmerge) B Biogenic spatial surrogates for county land use ($GE_DAT directory)   X U.S. 36-km resident
GRIDDESC A, B, M, P Grid descriptions ($BASDIR directory)     Resident

Table 8.4. Chemical Speciation Input Files

Logical File Name with (Program) Source Category File Description and (Location) CNV ST Other
GSCNV (Spcmat) A, M, P Pollutant-to-pollutant conversion file (e.g., ROG to TOG) (optional) ($GE_DAT directory)     ROG to TOG resident
GSPRO (Cntlmat, Spcmat, Tmpbio, Tmpbeis3) A, B, M, P Speciation profiles file ($GE_DAT directory)     Resident
GSREF (Spcmat) A, M, P Speciation cross-reference file (a.k.a., mapping table) ($GE_DAT directory) X X NEI resident

Table 8.5. Growth and Controls Input Files

Logical File Name with (Program) Source Category File Description and (Location) CNV ST Other
GCNTL (Cntlmat, Pktreduc) A, M, P Control packets or growth packets file ($STATIC directory)   X User

Table 8.6. Special Merging Input Files

Logical File Name with (Program) Source Category File Description and (Location) CNV ST Other
FILELIST (Mrggrid) A, B, M, P List of gridded 2-D and/or 3-D files to be merged ($SCRIPTS/run directory)     User

Table 8.7. Meteorology Input Files

Logical File Name with (Program) Source Category File Description and (Location) CNV ST Other
GRID_CRO_2D (Tmpbio, Tmpbeis3) B Grid 2-D cross-point file (optional) ($METDAT directory)     MCIP
GRID_CRO_3D (Laypoint) P Grid 3-D cross-point file ($METDAT directory)     MCIP
MET_CRO_2D (Tmpbio, Tmpbeis3, Premobl, Laypoint, Metscan) B, M, P Meteorology 2-D cross-point file ($METDAT directory)     MCIP
MET_CRO_3D (Tmpbio, Tmpbeis3, Premobl, Laypoint, Metscan) B, M, P Meteorology 3-D cross-point file (optional for biogenics) ($METDAT directory)     MCIP
MET_DOT_3D (Laypoint) P Meteorology 3-D dot-point file ($METDAT directory)     MCIP
METLIST (Tmpbio, Premobl) B, M Listing of meteorology files ($STATIC directory)     User
RADLIST (Tmpbio) B Listing of meteorology files containing radiation data ($STATIC directory)     User

Table 8.8. Biogenic-Specific Input Files

Logical File Name with (Program) Source Category File Description and (Location) CNV ST Other
B3FAC (Normbeis3) B BEIS3 emissions factors ($BGDAT directory)     Resident
B3XRF (Beld3to2) B BELD3 to BELD2 cross-reference file ($GE_DAT directory)     Resident
BFAC (Rawbio) B Summer or winter biogenic emission factors ($GE_DAT directory)     Resident
BIOSEASON (Tmpbeis3, Tmpbio) B Bioseason switch file ($GE_DAT directory)   X  

Table 8.9. Mobile-Specific Input Files

Logical File Name with (Program) Source Category File Description and (Location) CNV ST Other
M6LIST (Emisfac) M List of MOBILE6 input scenarios ($MBDAT directory)     User
MCODES (Smkinven, Grdmat, Spcmat, Temporal) M Mobile vehicle type and road codes ($MBDAT directory)     Resident/User
MCREF (Mbsetup) M Mobile source county cross-reference ($MBDAT directory)     User
MEFLIST (Temporal) M List of emission factor files ($SMK_EMISPATH directory)     User
MEPROC (Emisfac, Spcmat, Temporal) M Mobile emission processes (e.g., exhaust, running loss, refueling) with associated activities and pollutants ($MBDAT directory)     Resident/User
MVREF (Mbsetup) M Mobile source county settings file ($MBDAT directory)     User
SPDPRO (Emisfac) M Hourly speed profiles ($MBDAT directory)     User
SPDREF (Mbsetup) M Hourly speed cross-reference ($MBDAT directory)     User

Table 8.10. Point-Specific Input Files

Logical File Name with (Program) Source Category File Description and (Location) CNV ST Other
PELVCONFIG (Elevpoint) P Elevated source and PinG selection configuration file ($PTDAT directory)     User
PSTK (Smkinven) P Replacement stack parameters for invalid stacks ($GE_DAT directory)     Resident
PTMPLIST (Elevpoint) P List of PTMP files for Elevpoint to use to compute maximum daily emissions ($PTDAT directory)     User

Table 8.11. Other Support Input Files

Logical File Name with (Program) Source Category File Description and (Location) CNV ST Other
ARTOPNT (Smkinven) A Area-to-point conversion file ($INVDIR/other directory)     Resident/user
COSTCY (Smkinven, Grwinven, Temporal, Smkmerge, Smkreport) A, B, M, P Country, state, and county names and time zones ($GE_DAT directory)     Resident
INVTABLE (Smkinven, Emisfac, Spcmat, Temporal, Smkmerge) A, M, P Pollutant and activity names and codes in order of output ($INVDIR/other directory)     Resident/user
NHAPEXCLUDE (Smkinven) A, M, P NONHAP exclusions file ($INVDIR/other directory)     Resident/User
ORISDESC (Smkinven) P ORIS facility descriptions, needed for getting ORIS facility names for reporting purposes ($GE_DAT directory)     Resident
SCCDESC (Smkinven, Smkreport) A, M, P SCC descriptions ($GE_DAT directory)     Resident
VNAMMAP (Smk2emis) A, B, M, P Species name mapping file for Smk2emis ($GE_DAT directory)     User

8.1.4. Input files for SMOKE nctox case

In this section, we summarize the SMOKE input files for the nctox sample case provided with SMOKE for processing ozone, PM, and toxics pollutants. You can adapt these tables to keep track of the raw input files needed for your cases, and to help you understand all the files that need to be prepared for input to SMOKE. Section 4.2.1, “nctox case” is a description of the nctox case in more detail. The documentation in Section 4.5, “How to use SMOKE” describes which input files need to be changed for adapting the default scripts to a particular case.

We list the raw SMOKE input files by program, with the programs listed in alphabetical order:

The files listed are the files that would have to be created by the user or provided by SMOKE, and most cannot be created with a SMOKE utility (exceptions are noted in the tables). Those files that are typically prepared by the users are listed with their logical file names in bold, while the files that users do not usually change fro the defaults are not. Intermediate files (those output by one program and input to another) are not included in the list, but can be found with the program-specific documentation in Chapter 6, SMOKE Core Programs and in the intermediate file documentation in Chapter 9, SMOKE Intermediate Files. The files that are shared among several programs are listed with each program for which they are used (i.e. listed multiple times), and noted with an asterisk adjacent to the logical file name. The file paths are listed using the path logical names, the definitions for which are available below the tables.

Table 8.12. Cntlmat input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
GCNTL: growth and/or control instructions
A (stationary)
A (nonroad)
M (on-road)
P
$INVDIR/area/
$INVDIR/nonroad/
$INVDIR/mobile/
$INVDIR/point/
gcntl.1996_2018.txt
gcntl.1999_2018.txt
gcntl.1999_2018.txt
gcntl.1996_2018.txt
GSPRO*: speciation profiles needed for reactivity controls only A, M, P $GE_DAT/ gspro.cmaq.cb4p25_wtox.txt
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.13. Elevpoint input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
GRIDDESC*: grid descriptions P $GE_DAT/ GRIDDESC
PELVCONFIG: elevated source selection instructions P $INVDIR/point/ pelvconfig.top50.txt
PTMPLIST: optional list of PTMP SMOKE intermediate files for selecting elevated point sources based on emissions P $INVDIR/point/ ptmplist.txt (generated automatically by default run script)
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.14. Emisfac input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
INVTABLE*: inventory table M $INVDIR/other/ invtable_onroad.cb4.120202.txt
M6LIST: List of MOBILE6 scenario files with path M $INVDIR/mobile/ m6list.nctox.1999.txt (generated automatically by default run script)
MEPROC*: mobile processes M $INVDIR/mobile meproc.txt
Required MOBILE6 input files. (Note that there are other MOBILE6 input files that are needed if you use certain settings in the M6LIST file). M $SMK_M6PATH/
ASMDATA.D
HAP_BASE.CSV
PMDDR1.CSV
PMDDR2.CSV
PMDZML.CSV
PMGDR1.CSV
PMGDR2.CSV
PMGZML.CSV
PMNH3BER.D
PMNH3SDR.D
TECH12.D
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.15. Grdmat input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
AGPRO: gridding surrogates A $GE_DAT/ abmgpro.m3.040402.us36+can+mex.txt
AGREF: gridding cross-reference A $GE_DAT/ amgref.m3.us+mex.txt
GRIDDESC*: grid descriptions A, M, P $GE_DAT/ GRIDDESC
MCODES*: mobile code definitions M $INVDIR/mobile/ mcodes.txt
MGPRO: gridding surrogates M $GE_DAT/ abmgpro.m3.040402.us36+can+mex.txt
MGREF: gridding cross-reference M $GE_DAT/ amgref.m3.us+mex.txt
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.16. Grwinven input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
COSTCY*: country, state, and county names A, M, P $GE_DAT/ costcy.txt
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.17. Laypoint input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
GRID_CRO_3D: 3-d cross-point grid data P $METDAT/ GRIDCRO3D
GRIDDESC*: grid descriptions P $GE_DAT/ GRIDDESC
MET_CRO_2D*: 2-d cross-point meteorology data P $METDAT/
METCRO2D_1996191
METCRO2D_1996192
MET_CRO_3D*: 3-d cross-point grid data P $METDAT/
METCRO3D_1996191
METCRO3D_1996192
MET_DOT_3D: 3-d dot-point grid data (for winds) P $METDAT/
METDOT3D_1996191
METDOT3D_1996192
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.18. Mbsetup input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
MCREF: county cross-reference M $INVDIR/mobile/ mcref.nctox.txt
MVREF: county meteorology group settings M $INVDIR/mobile/ mvref.nctox.txt
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.19. Mrggrid input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
FILELIST: list of logical file names to merge All $INVDIR/other/ filelist.mrggrid.txt (generated automatically by default run script)
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.20. Normbeis3 input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
B3FAC: BEIS3 emissions factors B $GE_DAT/ b3fac.march2002.beisv3.09.txt
BELD3_A: File A of biogenic gridded landuse B $SMKDAT/inventory/beld3 LANDA_c_cmaq_nat.dat
BELD3_B: File B of biogenic gridded landuse B $SMKDAT/inventory/beld3 LANDB_c_cmaq_nat.dat
BELD3_TOT: Landuse totals B $SMKDAT/inventory/beld3 LAND_TOTALS_c_cmaq_nat.dat
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.21. Premobl input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
METLIST: meteorology file list M $INVDIR/mobile/ metlist.premobl.txt (This list will include the paths of the 2-D [MET_CRO_2D] or 3-D [MET_CRO_3D] meteorology files for the entire modeling episode and is generated automatically by default run script.)
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.22. Rawbio input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
BCUSE: county land use B $GE_DAT/ not used in this case
BFAC: emission factors B $GE_DAT/
bfac.summer.txt
bfac.winter.txt
BGUSE: gridded land use B $SMKDAT/inventory/beld2/ beld.5.us36.txt
GRIDDESC*: grid descriptions B $GE_DAT/ GRIDDESC
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.23. Smkinven input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
ARINV (area): stationary area/nonpoint inventory (or list of inventories) A $INVDIR/area/ arinv.stationary.lst
ARINV (nonroad): nonroad inventory (or list of inventories) A $INVDIR/nonroad/ arinv.nonroad.lst
ARTOPNT: area-to-point assignments A $INVDIR/other/ artopnt.1999.txt
COSTCY*: time zones by county All $GE_DAT/ costcy.txt
INVTABLE*: inventory table
A, P
M
$INVDIR/other/
invtable_nonroad.cb4.120202.txt
invtable_onroad.cb4.120202.txt
MBINV: on-road mobile inventory (or list of inventories) M $INVDIR/mobile/ mbinv.lst
MCODES*: mobile code definitions M $INVDIR/mobile/ mcodes.txt
NHAPEXCLUDE: exclusions from NONHAP calculation
A (nonroad), M
A (stationary), P
$INVDIR/other/
nhapexclude.1999.txt
nhapexclude.all.txt
ORISDESC: ORIS ID descriptions P $GE_DAT/ oris_info.txt
PTDAY: point source list of day-specific data P $INVDIR/point/ Not used in this case
PTHOUR: point source list of hour-specific data P $INVDIR/point/ pthour.lst (List of CEM files of interest)
PTINV: point source inventory (or list of inventories) P $INVDIR/point/ ptinv.lst
PSTK: replacements for bad stack parameters P $GE_DAT/ pstk.m3.txt
SCCDESC: SCC descriptions A, M, P $GE_DAT/ scc_desc.txt
VMTMIX: vehicle mix M $INVDIR/mobile/ Not used in this case because of MBINV format selected.
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.24. Smkmerge input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
BGPRO: spatial surrogates with cell-area surrogate B $GE_DAT/ abmgpro.m3.040402.us36+can+mex.txt
GRIDDESC*: grid descriptions All $GE_DAT/ GRIDDESC
INVTABLE*: inventory table
A, P
M
$INVDIR/other/
invtable_nonroad.cb4.120202.txt
invtable_onroad.cb4.120202.txt
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.25. Spcmat input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
GSCNV: pollutant-to-pollutant conversion A, M, P $GE_DAT/ gscnv.txt
GSPRO*: speciation profiles
M
A, P
$GE_DAT/
gspro.cmaq.cb4p25_wtox.m.txt
gspro.cmaq.cb4p25_wtox.txt
GSREF: speciation cross-reference A, M, P $GE_DAT/ gsref.cmaq.cb4p25_wtox.txt
INVTABLE*: inventory table
A, P
M
$INVDIR/other/
invtable_nonroad.cb4.120202.txt
invtable_onroad.cb4.120202.txt
MCODES*: mobile code definitions M $INVDIR/mobile/ mcodes.txt
MEPROC*: mobile processes M $INVDIR/mobile/ meproc.txt
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.26. Temporal input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
ATPRO: Temporal profiles A $GE_DAT/ amptpro.m3.us+can.txt
ATREF: Temporal cross-reference A $GE_DAT/ amptref.m3.us+can.txt
COSTCY*: Daylight time exemptions All $GE_DAT/ costcy.txt
HOLIDAYS: Holidays date list A, M, P $GE_DAT/ holidays.txt
INVTABLE*: inventory table
A, P
M
$INVDIR/other/
invtable_nonroad.cb4.120202.txt
invtable_onroad.cb4.120202.txt
MCODES*: mobile code definitions M $INVDIR/mobile/ mcodes.txt
MEFLIST: list of emission factors files M $SMK_EMISPATH/ meflist.txt (generated automatically by default run script)
MEPROC*: mobile processes M $INVDIR/mobile/ meproc.txt
MTPRO: Temporal profiles M $GE_DAT/ amptpro.m3.us+can.txt
MTREF: Temporal cross-reference M $GE_DAT/ amptref.m3.us+can.txt
PTPRO: Temporal profiles P $GE_DAT/ amptpro.m3.us+can.txt
PTREF: Temporal cross-reference P $GE_DAT/ amptref.m3.us+can.txt
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.27. Tmpbeis3 input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
Same raw inputs as Tmpbio program, documented below See Tmpbio See Tmpbio See Tmpbio
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

Table 8.28. Tmpbio input files for nctox case

Logical file name and description Source category Path Physical file name
BIOSEASON: Winter/summer designation by cell and day B $GE_DAT/ bioseason.ncf
GRID_CRO_2D: 2-d cross-point grid data B $METDAT/ Not used in this case (From MCIP)
GSPRO*: Speciation profiles B $GE_DAT/ gspro.cmaq.cb4p25.txt
METLIST: List of MCIP outputs with temperature data B $INVDIR/biog/ metlist.tmpbio.txt (generated automatically by default run script)
RADLIST: List of MCIP outputs with solar radiation data B $INVDIR/biog/ radlist.tmpbio.txt (generated automatically by default run script)
Bold file names indicate that the file is typically prepared by the user; * This file is used by more than one program.

There are several directories that contain the raw SMOKE inputs. These are:

  • $INVDIR/area: Raw area inputs

  • $SMKDAT/inventory/beld2 or $SMKDAT/inventory/beld3: Raw biogenic inputs

  • $INVDIR/biog: Other biogenic inputs

  • $INVDIR/mobile: Raw on-road mobile inputs

  • $INVDIR/nonroad: Raw nonroad mobile inputs (these can alternatively be included in the area directory)

  • $INVDIR/point: Raw point inputs

  • $INVDIR/other: Other raw inputs not associated with a specific source category

  • $GE_DAT: Shared data

  • $SMK_M6PATH: Raw MOBILE6 input files

  • $SMK_EMISPATH: Emission factor inputs (the single file that is considered a raw input file is actually prepared by the SMOKE scripts, when these are being used).

  • $METDAT: Meteorology data (this can be linked to a meteorology directory that is also used by the air quality model).

All of these directories are based on the $SMKDAT directory, which is set by the Assigns file as $EDSS_ROOT/data. The EDSS_ROOT environment variable should be set as part of the SMOKE installation process, as described in Section 12.3, “Installing SMOKE”.

For the nctox case, these directories (based on your EDSS_ROOT setting) are as follows:

  • $SMKDAT: $EDSS_ROOT/data

  • $INVDIR: $SMKDAT/inventory/nctox

  • $GE_DAT: $SMKDAT/ge_dat

  • $SMK_M6PATH: $SMKDAT/run_nctox/static/m6

  • $SMK_EMISPATH: $SMKDAT/run_nctox/static/m6emfac

  • $METDAT: $SMKDAT/met/run_a1a