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Figure 3‐6. Percent difference (mean normalized bias) between <strong>the</strong> predicted <strong>and</strong> observed<br />

cross wind integrated concentration (CWIC) for <strong>the</strong> GP10 100 km receptor arc <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>CALPUFF</strong> sensitivity tests.<br />

3.4.2 <strong>CALPUFF</strong> GP80 <strong>Evaluation</strong> for <strong>the</strong> 600 km Arc <strong>of</strong> Receptors<br />

Table 3‐14 lists <strong>the</strong> predicted <strong>and</strong> observed plume arrival <strong>and</strong> exit time statistics from <strong>the</strong> 600<br />

km arc <strong>of</strong> receptors <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> duration <strong>of</strong> time <strong>the</strong> tracer resides on <strong>the</strong> 600 km arc for <strong>the</strong> initial<br />

<strong>CALPUFF</strong> sensitivity tests. Note that <strong>the</strong> observed tracer was found on <strong>the</strong> 600 km arc during<br />

<strong>the</strong> first sampling period (hour 2 on Julian Day 191) so <strong>the</strong> observed tracer may have arrived<br />

earlier than that. As explained by EPA (1998a), <strong>the</strong> observed tracer arrived earlier than<br />

expected due to <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> a low‐level jet that was not anticipated. Thus, <strong>the</strong> observed 12<br />

hour tracer duration on <strong>the</strong> 600 km receptor arc that assumes it arrived during <strong>the</strong> first<br />

sampling interval at hour 2 could be an underestimate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> actual tracer residence time on<br />

<strong>the</strong> 600 km arc.<br />

Figure 3‐7 displays <strong>the</strong> percent differences in <strong>the</strong> tracer duration time on <strong>the</strong> 600 km arc for <strong>the</strong><br />

initial <strong>CALPUFF</strong> 600 km sensitivity tests. For most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> initial <strong>CALPUFF</strong> sensitivity tests, <strong>the</strong><br />

tracer duration time on <strong>the</strong> 600 km receptor arc is approximately half (5‐6 hours) <strong>of</strong> what was<br />

observed (12 hours). This is in contrast to <strong>the</strong> 1998 EPA <strong>CALPUFF</strong> evaluation runs that overstate<br />

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