Abstract
In this article, we present the BRAzilian Vehicular Emissions inventory Software (BRAVES) data-base, a multispecies and high spatiotemporal resolution database of vehicular emissions in Brazil. We provide this database using spatial disaggregation based on road density, temporal disaggregation using vehicular flow profiles, and chemical speciation based on SPECIATE database from the Unit-ed States Environmental Protection Agency. Our BRAVES database provides hourly and annual emissions of 41 gaseous and particle pollutants. Users can define the spatial resolution, which ranges from a coarse to very refined scale Spatial correlation analysis reveals that the BRAVES database reaches similar performance to the vehicular emissions inventory from Emissions Database for Glob-al Atmospheric Research (EDGAR). A comparison with Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Re-search and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) surface concentration confirms the consistency and reliability of the BRAVES database on representing the spatial pattern of vehicular emissions. Com-pared to EDGAR, the BRAVES database brings more spatial, temporal, and chemical details. These additional features are crucial to understanding important atmospheric chemistry processes in Brazil. All codes and inputs are freely available, and the outputs are compatible with the input requirements of sophisticated chemical transport models. We envision that our database will enable the scientific and environmental community to gain new insights into vehicular emissions and their effects in Brazil, where emissions inventories are scarce and urgently needed.
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