README -- Describes contents of HEMCO/FINN/v2015-02
18 Feb 2015
GEOS-Chem Support Team
geos-chem-support@g.harvard.edu


Overview:
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"The Fire INventory from NCAR version 1.0 (FINNv1) provides daily, 1-km 
resolution, global estimates of the trace gas and particle emissions from 
open burning of biomass, which includes wildfire, agricultural fires, and 
prescribed burning and does not include biofuel use and trash burning" 
(Wiedinmyer et al., 2011, citation below). 

At present, FINN is not included in the standard set of emissions
inventories for GEOS-Chem.  It is available for use as a research option.
You may activate FINN over GFED3 by editing the HEMCO configuration file.


Files:
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NOTE: The FINN inventory uses the following vegetation type indices:

    1 SavannaGrasslands
    2 WoodySavannah
    3 TropicalForest
    4 TemperateForest
    5 Boreal
    9 Crops


FINN_EFratios_CO2.csv                    

 -- Text file containing FINN emission factor ratios (mole CO2/mole X),
    for each of the vegetation types listed above.

FINN_VOC_speciation.csv

 -- Text file containing speciation (mole X / kg NMOC) for VOC species,
    for each of the the vegetation types listed above

    The VOC speciation factors in this file come from Christine Wiedinmyer.
    She calculated these factors specifically using the GEOS-Chem speciation.  
    Therefore, these efactors will differ from those published in the
    FINN reference paper (Wiedinmyer et al 2011).

    This file has been converted to the inlined Fortran include file
    HEMCO/Extensions/hcox_finn_include.H, which is what the FINN
    HEMCO extension will use.

FINN_VOC_speciation_csv.orig

-- Text file containing speciation (mole X / kg NMOC) for VOC species,
   for each of the the vegetation types listed above.  This file
   contains the original VOC speciation from Wiedinmyer et al 2011.
   We just preserve this for reference, as Christine Wiedinmyer has
   prepared a custom speciation for GEOS-Chem.


FINN_daily_2002_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2003_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2004_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2005_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2006_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2007_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2008_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2009_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2010_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2011_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2012_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2013_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2014_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2015_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_daily_2016_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc

 -- Files containing daily CO2 fire emissions for each of the 
    vegetation types listed above.

    Resolution  : 0.25 x 0.25 degree grid (1438 x 718 boxes)
    Units       : kg m-2 s-1
    Timestamps  : Daily from 2002/01/01 thru 2016/12/31
    Compression : Level 1 (e.g. nccopy -d1)


FINN_daily_2002_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2003_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2004_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2005_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2006_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2007_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2008_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2009_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2010_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2011_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2012_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2013_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2014_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc
FINN_daily_2015_0.25x0.25_with_num.nc

 -- Files containing daily CO2 fire emissions for each of the 
    vegetation types listed above. These files also contain the number
    of fires per grid box for use with the biomass burning subgrid
    coagulation option in TOMAS simulations. They were provided by
    Emily Ramnarine (Dalhousie).

    Resolution  : 0.25 x 0.25 degree grid (1438 x 718 boxes)
    Units       : kg m-2 s-1
    Timestamps  : Daily from 2002/01/01 thru 2016/12/31
    Compression : Level 1 (e.g. nccopy -d1)

FINN_monthly_2002_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2003_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2004_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2005_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2006_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2007_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2008_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2009_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2010_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2011_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2012_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2013_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2014_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2015_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc
FINN_monthly_2016_0.25x0.25.compressed.nc

 -- Files containing daily CO2 fire emissions for for each of the 
    vegetation types listed above.

    Resolution  : 0.25 x 0.25 degree grid (1438 x 718 boxes)
    Units       : kg m-2 s-1
    Timestamps  : Monthly from 2002/01 thru 2016/12
    Compression : Level 1 (e.g. nccopy -d1)


References:
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GEOS-Chem wiki: 

  http://wiki.geos-chem.org/FINN_biomass_burning_emissions

FINN reference paper:

  Wiedinmyer, C., S. K. Akagi, R .J. Yokelson, L. K. Emmons, J. A. Al-Saadi, 
  J. J. Orlando, and A. J. Soja. "The Fire INventory from NCAR (FINN): a 
  high resolution global model to estimate the emissions from open burning:",
  __Geosci. Model Dev.__, 4, 625641, 2011.