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ECONOMIC GROWTH ANALYSIS SYSTEM: USER'S GUIDE - VERSION 2.0
Citation:
Young, T., K. Nanke, R. Rudolph, AND D. Bowman. ECONOMIC GROWTH ANALYSIS SYSTEM: USER'S GUIDE - VERSION 2.0. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-94/139b.
Description:
The two-volume report describes the development of and provides information needed to operate, the Economic Growth Analysis System (E-GAS) Version 2.0 model. he model will be used to project emissions inventories of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and carbon monoxide (CO) for ozone nonattainment areas and Regional Oxidation Model (ROM) modeling regions.The report details he design and development of E-GAS and includes detailed descriptions of the workings of the E-GAS computer modeling software components and external software. he system is an economic and activity forecast model that translates the user's assumptions regarding regional economic policies and resource prices into Source Classification Code (SCC) level growth factors. he report provides E-GAS users with sufficient background information to define and calibrate the E-GAS model, as well as the procedures and syntax necessary to operate the system. he organization of the user's manual is determined by the process used in operating the system, providing images of sample screens as well as text.