## Advanced / Configuration Setup / Emissions File

This menu creates the optional EMITIMES file which is used to configure more complex point source emissions scenarios. In the standard model simulation, the CONTROL file can only be used to define one pollutant release cycle which applies equally to all source locations. Although multiple release cycles can be defined, they must all be at the same interval. With this update in the point source emissions file structure, multiple release locations can each have their own emission characteristics, each with different pollutants, if desired. Furthermore, multiple emission cycles, at non-regular intervals can also be defined. By appropriately locating multiple sources in space and time, line- source as well as other non-regular emissions configurations can be created. In version 4.8 the format of this file has changed from previous HYSPLIT versions to such an extent that they are incompatible with each other. In all versions the file name is defined by the EFILE variable in the namelist configuration file created thorough the Advanced / Configuration menu tab.

The first menu tab defaults to the configuration for one source. If multiple sources are required, then enter the number in this menu. After pressing the Configure Locations button, another menu comes up to select the location number to configure. Pressing the location number button brings up the menu shown below. The GUI menu only supports the creation of a file for one pollutant for one emission cycle. If multiple pollutants are defined, or multiple cycles are required, then the file must be edited manually by duplicating the emission record at each location for all pollutants in the order they are defined in the CONTROL file. Each defined release location must be configured according to the following instructions. The point source emissions file must be located in the startup directory the name should always be in uppercase. The following is an example of the contents of EMITIMES file for one location. Multiple locations would have one line per location. The number of data records should equal the number of sources defined in the CONTROL file times the number of pollutants released.

- Record 1 - Identification record describing the emission cycle header record
- Record 2 - Identification record describing a location emission data record
- Record 3 - First emission cycle header record
- Record 4 - First emission data record in the first emission cycle

Emission Cycle Header Record: {YYYY} {MM} {DD} {HH} {hhhh} {#rec}

- {YYYY} {MM} {DD} {HH} - Starting time of the emission cycle, with each new emission cycle, all previous emission records are replaced with those in the new cycle.
- {hhhh} - Duration in hours that this emission cycle is valid.
- {#rec} - Number of emission records in this cycle (= # sources times # pollutants).

Emission Cycle Data Record: {YYYY} {MM} {DD} {HH} {mm} {HHmm} {Lat} {Lon} {Hgt} {Rate} {Area} {Heat}

- {YYYY} {MM} {DD} {HH} {mm} - Emission start time at this location
- {HHmm} - Release duration in hours and minutes (no space).
- {Lat} {Lon} {Hgt} - Position and height of the release.
- {Rate} - Emission rate in mass units per hour.
- {Area} - Emission area in square meters. Zero is treated as a point source and non-zero values only apply to one of the horizontal distribution models (top-hat or Gaussian).
- {Heat} - Heat released during the emission. Non-zero values result in a bouyancy plume rise calculation, replacing the previous height value.

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