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Simulating Automobile Emissions in an Integrated Urban Model

William P. Anderson, Pavlos S. Kanaroglou, Eric J. Miller, and Ronald N. BuliungView all authors and affiliations
Volume 1520, Issue 1
https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198196152000109

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The network component of an integrated urban model called IMULATE is interfaced with the MOBILE5.C emissions models. IMULATE produces estimates of traffic flows and average speeds on each link in an urban road network using a user equilibrium assignment algorithm. This information is combined with speed-dependent emissions factors generated by MOBILE5.C to calculate estimates of the three types of emissions on a link-by-link basis. The combined models are implemented for the Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, metropolitan area. Simulations are conducted to illustrate the spatial patterns of emissions in the morning peak period and to demonstrate the impact of congestion on emissions estimates. The incorporation of detailed network performance information yields significant benefits in the estimation of regional automobile emissions.

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Volume 1520, Issue 1
Pages: 71 - 80
Article first published: January 1996
Issue published: January 1996

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William P. Anderson
McMaster Institute for Energy Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1.
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Pavlos S. Kanaroglou
Department of Geography, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1.
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Eric J. Miller
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1.
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Ronald N. Buliung
Department of Geography, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1.
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