#8.1 - check for release of 201kg

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#8.1 - check for release of 201kg

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For the end of section 8.1, where in the MESSAGE file would it specify the 201 kg release number? At the very top I see a 'kg' column, but it reads 1, not 201. I followed all the steps in 8.1 exactly.
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Re: #8.1 - check for release of 201kg

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Possibly related to this, when I go through the tutorial steps, I often get min/max values in the plots which don't match the plots that you have posted as 'solutions'. I'm wondering if this has something to do with my getting this initial step wrong.
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Re: #8.1 - check for release of 201kg

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'KG' at the very top shows the grid number.

After a long list of "Namelist configuration", you will see the following
------------- Start computation messages -------------------
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 10 10 19 19
NOTICE metpos: (mtime,ftime) - 44039100 0
NOTICE metpos: (mtime,ftime) - 44039160 0
...
NOTICE emspnt: emissions started
NOTICE main: 1 44039112 3334 13400.32
NOTICE main: 1 44039124 6668 26801.44
NOTICE main: 1 44039136 10002 40202.55
NOTICE main: 1 44039148 13336 53603.67
NOTICE main: 1 44039160 16670 67003.36
NOTICE parout: 83 9 25 18 0 Num= 16670
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 10 10 19 19
NOTICE metpos: (mtime,ftime) - 44039220 44039100
NOTICE metinp: AWRF 1 5891 10 10 19 19 44039220 83 9 25 19
NOTICE main: 2 44039190 25004 100534.7
NOTICE main: 2 44039220 33338 134060.2
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 10 10 20 20
NOTICE metpos: (mtime,ftime) - 44039280 44039160
NOTICE metinp: AWRF 1 6201 10 10 19 19 44039280 83 9 25 20
NOTICE main: 3 44039250 41672 167526.4
NOTICE main: 3 44039280 50006 200992.6
...

In the last column, "67003.36" shows the total released mass after 1 hour.
After 2 and 3 hours, the total released mass are 134060.2 and 200992.6, respectively.
Since the emission unit is gram here, the total released mass after 3 hours is 200992.6 grams (~201 kg).
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Re: #8.1 - check for release of 201kg

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It is normal to have the max/min values differ from the results shown in the tutorial. However, if the differences are too much it may indicate something wrong.
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Re: #8.1 - check for release of 201kg

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Thank you! That MESSAGE file note really helped. My output file looks identical to that, so I think I did do this step right. I will redo all the other steps to recompare plots. It is possible I had something set wrong in the plot display section, I will go over all the notes again. Thanks!
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