Representing freight in air quality and greenhouse gas models
By: Louis Browning ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Freight Research Program; United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Series: NCFRP report -- 4
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780309154819
Subjects: Freight transportation; Air quality; Motors; Environmental aspects; Greenhouse gases; Exhaust gas; Air; Automobiles; Measurement; Mathematical models; Freight and freightage; Pollution
Description: "This report presents an evaluation of the current methods used to generate air emissions information from all freight transportation activities and discusses their suitability for purposes such as health and climate risk assessments, prioritization of emission reduction activities (e.g., through State Implementation Plans), and public education. The report is especially valuable for (1) its identification of the state of the practice, gaps, and strengths and limitations of current emissions data estimates and methods and (2) its conceptual model that offers a comprehensive representation of freight activity by all transportation modes and relationships between modes. This report will better inform the near-term needs of public and private stakeholders regarding the quality of emissions data and guide future research that links freight activities with air emissions."--pub. desc.
Notes: At head of title: National Cooperative Freight Research Program.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-157).

Research sponsored by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration NCFRP-16
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Introduction and Research Summary; title: Ch. 2. Application of Freight Emissions; title: Ch. 3. Evaluation of Current Methods; title: Ch. 4. Conceptual Model; title: Ch. 5. Recommended Research Areas.