Recently I started running an experiment with dynamic emission factors, which lead me to this interesting thread. I've followed the steps to set-up the SHAPE attribute in the Demo model. It seems to be working (with the exact same troubles indicated by suxin). However, I still have some trouble interpreting the results. I've made three runs with different SHAPE values: all set to 1, all set to 2, all set as the example from Antti. This leads to the attached results.
For 1 it seems to be okay. But for the other values it is different. Considering the differences I have two questions:
1) How can the YEAR in FLO_FUNCX and FLO_EMIS be interpreted?
It seems to me that this is some kind of a start year, where the SHAPE value comes into action.
2) How are the SHAPE values interpreted in the model?
Especially in the dynamic results the emission factor is no where near the SHAPE values. Assuming that 2010 is the starting year, I would assume that the CH4 would be 10 * [shape value]. In my idealistic thoughts, I would assume that the shape value for 2010 would be 1 (first year when it comes to action, considering the choosen YEAR, or 1.8 (10th year after the base year), leading to either 10 or 18 kt CH4 per unit of consumed OILDST. However, the results give 10.06. Furthermore, the sequence of the SHAPE value of the dynamic scenario is nowhere near what you would have expected.
Did I made an error in the way I modelled this? Or Is the shape value not functioning as I want it to?
For 1 it seems to be okay. But for the other values it is different. Considering the differences I have two questions:
1) How can the YEAR in FLO_FUNCX and FLO_EMIS be interpreted?
It seems to me that this is some kind of a start year, where the SHAPE value comes into action.
2) How are the SHAPE values interpreted in the model?
Especially in the dynamic results the emission factor is no where near the SHAPE values. Assuming that 2010 is the starting year, I would assume that the CH4 would be 10 * [shape value]. In my idealistic thoughts, I would assume that the shape value for 2010 would be 1 (first year when it comes to action, considering the choosen YEAR, or 1.8 (10th year after the base year), leading to either 10 or 18 kt CH4 per unit of consumed OILDST. However, the results give 10.06. Furthermore, the sequence of the SHAPE value of the dynamic scenario is nowhere near what you would have expected.
Did I made an error in the way I modelled this? Or Is the shape value not functioning as I want it to?