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Cars
& Trucks
Passenger
vehicles (all sizes), large and medium trucks, and motorcycles
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Industry
Manufacturing facilities, power plants, oil refineries
and distribution centers, food and agricultural processing
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Off-Road
Airplanes,
trains, power boats, earth movers, tractors, harvesters, forklifts,
bulldozers, backhoes |
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Consumer
Products
Hair spray,
paints and paint thinner, charcoal lighter fluid, glue or
other adhesives, gasoline |
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Population
Control
Population
in Smog City, as in the real world, affects emissions, just as changes
in any one of the four emissions categories directly changes emissions.
In Smog City you can increase the population from zero to double
the current population. The current population is based on a city
of about one million people.
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Weather
Controls
Daily
weather conditions strongly affect ozone levels. Ozone levels are
highest in the summer when high temperatures, calm winds, and lots
of sunshine prevail. In the real world we can't control the weather,
but in Smog City you can experiment with the weather's effect on
ozone by adjusting the controls. |
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Maximum
Temperature
Heat increases the chemical conversion of emissions to ozone.
This control represents the daily maximum temperature and ranges
from 80 to 120°F. |
Inversion
Layer
A temperature inversion is a layer of warm air above the ground
that traps pollution and ground-level ozone below it. This "lid"
prevents ozone from mixing upward. Smog City has three temperature
inversion settings: none, low, and high. |
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Wind
Speed
Winds blow emissions and ozone around. Calm winds cause emissions
levels to increase. Wind speeds range from calm, light breeze (4
mph), breezy (14 mph), to windy (22 mph). |
Cloud
Cover
Sunlight converts emissions of VOCs and NOx into ozone. Cloud cover
ranges from sunny to partly cloudy to cloudy. |
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