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Table 5‐8. <strong>CALPUFF</strong> model configuration used in <strong>the</strong> CTEX3 <strong>and</strong> CTEX5 sensitivity tests.<br />

Option Value Comment<br />

MGAUSS 1 Use Gaussian vertical distribution initially<br />

MCTADJ 0 No terrain adjustment<br />

MSLUG 0 Near‐field puffs not modeled as slugs<br />

MTRANS 1 Use transitional plume rise<br />

MTIP 1 Use stack tip downwash<br />

MBDW 1 Use ISC method to simulate building downwash<br />

MSHEAR 1 Model vertical wind shear above stack top<br />

MSPLIT 1 Use puff splitting<br />

MCHEM 0 No chemistry<br />

MWET 0 No wet deposition<br />

MDRY 0 No dry deposition<br />

MDISP 2 Dispersion from internally calculate sigma‐y <strong>and</strong> sigma‐z using turbulence<br />

MTURBW 3 Both sigma‐y <strong>and</strong> sigma‐z from PROFILE.DAT<br />

MDISP3 3 PG dispersion coefficients for rural areas<br />

MCTURB 2 Use AERMOD subroutine for turbulence variables<br />

MROUGH 0 Don’t adjust sigma‐y <strong>and</strong> sigma‐z for roughness<br />

MPARTL 1 Use partial plume penetration<br />

MTINV 0 Compute strength <strong>of</strong> temperature inversion<br />

MPDF 1 Use PDF for dispersion under convective conditions<br />

NSPLIT 3 Split puff into 3 puffs when performing vertical puff splitting<br />

IRESPLIT 24*1 Keep vertical puff splitting flag on all <strong>the</strong> time (default is just hour 17 = 1, rest 0)<br />

ZISPLIT 100 Vertical splitting is allowed if mixing height exceeds 100 m.<br />

ROLDMAX 0.25 Vertical splitting is allowed if ratio <strong>of</strong> maximum to current mixing height is > 0.25<br />

NSPLITH 5 Number <strong>of</strong> puffs that result when horizontal splitting is performed<br />

SYSPLITH 1.0 Minimum width <strong>of</strong> puff (in grid cells) before horizontal splitting<br />

SHSPLITH 2.0 Minimum puff elongation factor for horizontal splitting<br />

CNSPLITH 1.E‐7 Minimum concentrations (g/m 3 ) in puff for horizontal splitting<br />

5.4.1 <strong>CALPUFF</strong> CTEX3 Model Performance <strong>Evaluation</strong><br />

Because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> large number <strong>of</strong> <strong>CALPUFF</strong> sensitivity tests performed for <strong>the</strong> CTEX3 tracer test<br />

field experiment, <strong>the</strong>y are first compared by groups that used a common MM5/MM4<br />

prognostic meteorological grid resolution output as input into CALMET or MMIF. We <strong>the</strong>n<br />

compare <strong>the</strong> <strong>CALPUFF</strong> sensitivity tests using different MM4/MM5 grid resolutions but common<br />

CALMET/MMIF configurations to determine <strong>the</strong> sensitivity <strong>of</strong> MM4/MM5 grid resolution on<br />

<strong>CALPUFF</strong> tracer model performance.<br />

5.4.1.1 <strong>CALPUFF</strong> CTEX3 Model <strong>Evaluation</strong> using 80 km MM4 Data<br />

Figure 5‐2 displays <strong>the</strong> spatial model performance statistics metrics for <strong>the</strong> <strong>CALPUFF</strong> CTEX3<br />

sensitivity tests that used <strong>the</strong> 80 km MM4 data. There are variations in <strong>the</strong> rankings across <strong>the</strong><br />

spatial statistical performance metrics for <strong>the</strong> <strong>CALPUFF</strong> sensitivity tests using <strong>the</strong> 80 km MM4<br />

data. These sensitivity tests use <strong>the</strong> finest CALMET grid resolution tested in this series (12 km<br />

vs. 18 km) <strong>and</strong> minimizes <strong>the</strong> influence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> meteorological observations ei<strong>the</strong>r through <strong>the</strong><br />

lowest RMAX1/RMAX2 values (EXP1C) or not using meteorological observations at all by<br />

running CALMET in <strong>the</strong> NOOBS = 2 mode (EXP1D).<br />

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