| Title | System for assessing Aviation's Global Emissions (SAGE). Version 1.5 : validation assessment, model assumptions and uncertainties |
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| Record ID | 34902 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Malwitz, A.; Kim, Brian; Fleming, Gregg G.; Lee, J.; Balasubramanian, Sathya N.; Waitz, Ian A.; Morales, A.{10651} Klima, Kelly; Locke, Maryalice; Holsclaw,Curtis; McQueen, Edward; Gillette, Warren |
| Source | 36p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 20050900 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Environment and Energy (AEE) has developed the System for assessing Aviation’s Global Emissions (SAGE) with support from the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Logistics Management Institute (LMI). Currently at Version 1.5, SAGE is a high fidelity computer model used to predict aircraft fuel burn and emissions for all commercial (civil) flights globally in a given year. This means that the model is capable of analyzing scenarios at from a single flight to airport, country, regional, and global levels. SAGE is able to dynamically model aircraft performance, fuel burn and emissions, capacity and delay at airports, and forecasts of future scenarios. FAA’s purpose in developing SAGE is to provide the international aviation community with a tool to evaluate the effects of various policy, technology, and operational scenarios on aircraft fuel use and emissions. FAA is committed to the continued development and support of SAGE. Although the results from the model have been made available to the international aviation community, SAGE is currently an FAA government research tool and has not been released to the general public. As part of SAGE Version 1.5 development, this document was developed to provide a detailed description of the model’s validation assessment. The assessment was undertaken to quantify the uncertainties of the model’s methods, data, and assumptions at both the modular and system levels. It is expected that this assessment will be used as the basis for future SAGE development and validation work. |
| Rosap ID | dot:8908 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8908 |
| TRT Terms | Aircraft; Fuel consumption; Monte Carlo method; Simulation; Aircraft exhaust gases |
| General Subjects | SAGE; Aircraft; Fuel burn; Emissions; Emissions inventory; Aircraft performance; Computer model; Emissions model; Forecasting; Model validation; Uncertainty assessment; Monte Carlo simulation |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Energy and Environment; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Aviation Energy and Environment; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Air Quality; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Environment Impacts |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | FA5N/BS043 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FAA-05-13; FAA-EE-2005-03 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/34000/34900/34902/DOT-VNTSC-FAA-05-13.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/34000/34900/34903/DOT-VNTSC-FAA-05-13.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |