As described in Chapter 3, SMOKE Directory Structure and also Table 4.1, “Variable in Assigns file for naming files and directories”, the output and intermediate directory names are based on user-defined environment variables. The following list provides a checklist for all of the possible changes that you might make and where to find more information on how changes would affect your output and intermediate directories. Make sure that the scripts that you are using to run SMOKE use the same Assigns file in which you are making the changes described in this list.
Set the INVEN setting in the Assigns file to the label to use in the output inventory path ($SMKDAT/inventory/$INVEN
Decide whether you want to use the same setting or different settings for ABASE, MBASE, PBASE, and EBASE in the Assigns file.
If these are the same, the directory structure will be the “basic” configuration, and if these are different, the structure will be the “advanced” configuration; both configurations are described in Chapter 3, SMOKE Directory Structure.
Set the ABASE setting to change the paths for stationary area and nonroad mobile source intermediate and output files.
Set the MBASE setting to change the paths for on-road mobile source intermediate and output files.
Set the PBASE setting to change the paths for point source intermediate and output files.
Set the EBASE setting to change the path for the final merged model-ready emissions from all source categories. This will also set the
output path for QA reports of anthropogenic sources. See Chapter 3, SMOKE Directory Structure for specifics.
Set the BBASE setting in the Assigns file to select using BELD2 or BELD3 data. See Section 4.4.15, “Use BEIS2” and Section 4.4.16, “Use BEIS3”.
Set the SPC setting in the Assigns file to change the output paths for all source categories.
As described in Chapter 3, SMOKE Directory Structure, the OUTPUT directory is based in part on this SPC setting. This setting must be coordinated with the selection of the chemical speciation mechanism (see Section 4.4.10, “Use a different speciation mechanism or change speciation inputs”).
For future year modeling, the output paths will be changed automatically.
As described in Chapter 3, SMOKE Directory Structure, the FYEAR, CNTLCASE, SMK_FUTURE_YN, and SMK_CONTROL_YN script settings can have an impact on the output directory paths. When either SMK_FUTURE_YN or SMK_CONTROL_YN are set to Y, the output path will be changed as described in Chapter 3, SMOKE Directory Structure for the growth and control case configuration.