quantitative reference
Posted: 28 Sep 2015 06:23
Dear Forum
I am new to openLCA and would like to have a better understanding of the term 'quantitative reference'.
1. openLCA 1.4 comprehensive user manual, page 30 says that 'quantitative reference' is the 'reference output' of a process. Are these two terms always interchangeable, are they 100% synonymous?
2. I looked in ISO 14044 (2006) and other sources, and found no mention of the term quantitative reference. Is the term quantitative reference unique to openLCA?
3. I would expect that the use of a term including the word 'quantitative' would yield a numerical value, but after creating a New process in openLCA, the Quantitative reference line in the Process window shows the process name, not a numerical value. Am I doing something wrong?
4. Would it be possible to give a concise definition of quantitative reference without referring to reference output?
Clarification would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely / Jeremy
I am new to openLCA and would like to have a better understanding of the term 'quantitative reference'.
1. openLCA 1.4 comprehensive user manual, page 30 says that 'quantitative reference' is the 'reference output' of a process. Are these two terms always interchangeable, are they 100% synonymous?
2. I looked in ISO 14044 (2006) and other sources, and found no mention of the term quantitative reference. Is the term quantitative reference unique to openLCA?
3. I would expect that the use of a term including the word 'quantitative' would yield a numerical value, but after creating a New process in openLCA, the Quantitative reference line in the Process window shows the process name, not a numerical value. Am I doing something wrong?
4. Would it be possible to give a concise definition of quantitative reference without referring to reference output?
Clarification would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely / Jeremy