Improving Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Estimation of Heavy-Duty Trucks

The goal of the proposed research is to improve data and methods for estimating Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions inventory of heavy-duty trucks. In order to achieve this goal, the following objectives are set: (1) developing new algorithms for estimating truck traffic speed from single-loop detector traffic monitoring systems, (2) generating truck activity data from single-loop detector systems, (3) validating default values of truck activity and emission factors in existing emissions modeling tools, (4) filling the gap of truck emissions factors at high-speed driving, and (5) constructing an improved GHG emissions inventory of heavy-duty trucks. This proposal will be co-sponsored by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $99260.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTFH61-08-P-00202 Ta

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Planning, Environment and Realty (HEP)
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Petty, Kenneth

• Performing Organizations:

  University of California, Riverside

  Center for Environmental Research and Technology
  900 University Avenue
  Riverside, CA  United States  92521-0425
• Principal Investigators:

  Greer, Charles

• Start Date: 20080912
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090911
• Source Data: RiP Project 20319

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Exhaust gases; Greenhouse gases; Heavy duty trucks; Loop detectors; Pollutants; Research projects; Truck traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Research; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01459696
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-08-P-00202 Ta
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:10PM