6.3. Temporal Allocation Files

6.3.1. [A|M|P]TPRO: Temporal profiles files
6.3.2. [A|M|P]TREF: Temporal cross-reference file
6.3.3. HOLIDAYS: Holidays date list
6.3.4. PROCDATES: Procdates date list

The directories where the temporal allocation files should be stored are listed in Table 6.2, “Temporal Allocation Input File Locations”. The table also lists the programs that use each input file.

6.3.1. [A|M|P]TPRO: Temporal profiles files

The Temporal profiles files contain the monthly, weekly, diurnal and/or hourly temporal profiles used to convert the annual emissions stored in the inventory to hourly emissions. The files can contain the following types of records:

  • [A|M|P]TPRO_MONTHLY : Year to month temporal weighting factors

  • [A|M|P]TPRO_DAILY : Month to day temporal weighting factors

  • [A|M|P]TPRO_WEEKLY : Month to Week temporal weighting factors

  • [A|M|P]TPRO_HOURLY : Day to hour temporal weighting factors

  • [A|M|P]TPRO_HOURLY_NCF : Hourly temporal weighting factors

This optional date-specific hourly temporal profiles will take precedence over the default monthly, weekly and hourly profiles. Also users must to use FIPS and SCC cross-reference hiearchy to use these temporal profiles.

6.3.1.1. [A|M|P]TPRO_MONTHLY: Year-to-Month Temporal Profiles

Table 6.29. Format for ATPRO_MONTHLY, MTPRO_MONTHLY, and PTPRO_MONTHLY

Position Type Description
0 Chars(15) Monthly Temporal Profile ID (15 characters)
1 Real Temporal factor for January
2 Real Temporal factor for February
3 Real Temporal factor for March
... Real .....
10 Real Temporal factor for October
11 Real Temporal factor for November
12 Real Temporal factor for December
13 Chars Comments (optional: must be double (quoted)

6.3.1.2. [A|M|P]TPRO_DAILY: Month-to-day Temporal Profiles

Table 6.30. Format for ATPRO_DAILY, MTPRO_DAILY, and PTPRO_DAILY

Position Type Description
0 Chars(15) Month-to-day Temporal Profile ID (15 characters)
1 Integer Calendar Month [ex: 1, 2,,,,12]
2 Real Temporal factor for Day 1
3 Real Temporal factor for Day 2
... Real .....
30 Real Temporal factor for Day 29
31 Real Temporal factor for Day 30
32 Real Temporal factor for Day 31
33 Chars Comments (optional: must be double (quoted)

6.3.1.3. [A|M|P]TPRO_WEEKLY: Month-to-Week Temporal Profiles

Table 6.31. Format for ATPRO_WEEKLY, MTPRO_WEEKLY, and PTPRO_WEEKLY

Position Type Description
0 Chars(15) Weekly Temporal Profile ID (15 characters)
1 Real Temporal factor for Monday
2 Real Temporal factor for Tuesday
3 Real Temporal factor for Wednesday
4 Real Temporal factor for Thursday
5 Real Temporal factor for Friday
6 Real Temporal factor for Saturday
7 Real Temporal factor for Sunday
8 Chars Comments (optional: must be double (quoted)

6.3.1.4. [A|M|P]TPRO_HOURLY: Day-to-Hour Temporal Profiles

Table 6.32. Format for ATPRO_HOURLY, MTPRO_HOURLY, and PTPRO_HOURLY

Position Type Description
0 Chars(15) Hourly Temporal Profile ID (15 characters)
1 Real Temporal factor for Hour beginning 0000
2 Real Temporal factor for Hour beginning 0100
3 Real Temporal factor for Hour beginning 0200
... Real .....
22 Real Temporal factor for] Hour beginning 2100
23 Real Temporal factor for Hour beginning 2200
24 Real Temporal factor for Hour beginning 2300
25 Chars Comments (optional: must be double (quoted)

6.3.1.5. [A|M|P]TPRO_HOURLY_NCF: Hourly Temporal Profiles

This NetCDF hourly temporal profiles input file contains annual total (ANNTOT), monthly total (MONTOT), daily total (DAYTOT) and hourly total (HRLTOT) to compute year-to-hour, month-to-hour, day-to-hour profiles to calculate hourly total depending on types of inventory data (annual, monthly or daily inventory). If inventory is annual total, year-to-hour profiles will be used to convert annual total to hourly total emissions. If inventory is monthly total, month-to-hour profiles will be used to compute hourly total from monthly total inventory.

Table 6.33. Format for ATPRO_HOURLY_NCF, MTPRO_HOURLY_NCF, and PTPRO_HOURLY_NCF

Variable Name Type Description
Profile ID Integer Hourly Temporal Profile ID (a.k.a. FIPS code)
ANNTOT Real Annual Total by profile ID
MONTOT Real Monthl Total by profile ID
DAYTOT Real Daily Total by profile ID
HRLTOT Real Hourly Total by profile ID