AU-Preston baseline results

NOTE: Results presented here are highly dependent on how models are configured in this experiment and may be subject to variable output formatting errors. Results are not intended to indicate the quality of any individual model, but to help participants better understand and improve modelling approaches in different urban environments.

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SWnet LWnet Qle Qh Qanth Qstor SWup LWup Qg Qanth_Qh Qanth_Qle Qtau Albedo CAlbedo UAlbedo SAlbedo LAI SnowFrac SWE SurfStor RoofSurfT WallSurfT RoadSurfT TairSurf TairCanyon TairBuilding SnowT VegT BaresoilT AvgSurfT RadT SoilTemp SoilMoist SoilWet TVeg ESoil RootMoist ACond Qirrig Evap Qs Qsb Qsm Qfz DelSoilMoist DelSWE DelIntercept SWdown LWdown Tair Qair Rainf Snowf PSurf Wind alb

SWnet: Net shortwave radiation (positive downward)

LWnet: Net longwave radiation (positive downward)

Qle: Latent heat flux (positive upward)

Qh: Sensible heat flux (positive upward)

Qanth: Anthropogenic heat flux (positive upward)

Qstor: Net storage heat flux in all materials (increase)

SWup: Upwelling shortwave radiation flux (positive upward)

LWup: Upwelling longwave radiation flux (positive upward)

Qg: Ground heat flux (positive downward)

Qanth_Qh: Anthropogenic sensible heat flux (positive upward)

Qanth_Qle: Anthropogenic latent heat flux (positive upward)

Qtau: Momentum flux (positive downward)

Albedo: Surface albedo

CAlbedo: Vegetation canopy albedo

UAlbedo: Urban canopy albedo

SAlbedo: Snow albedo

LAI: Leaf area index

SnowFrac: Snow covered fraction

SWE: Snow water equivalent

SurfStor: Surface water storage

RoofSurfT: Roof surface temperature (skin)

WallSurfT: Wall surface temperature (skin)

RoadSurfT: Road surface temperature (skin)

TairSurf: Near surface air temperature (2m)

TairCanyon: Air temperature in street canyon (bulk)

TairBuilding: Air temperature in buildings (bulk)

SnowT: Snow surface temperature

VegT: Vegetation canopy temperature

BaresoilT: Temperature of bare soil

AvgSurfT: Average surface temperature (skin)

RadT: Surface radiative temperature

SoilTemp: Average layer soil temperature

SoilMoist: Average layer soil moisture

SoilWet: Total soil wetness

TVeg: Vegetation transpiration

ESoil: Bare soil evaporation

RootMoist: Root zone soil moisture

ACond: Aerodynamic conductance

Qirrig: Anthropogenic water flux from irrigation (increase)

Evap: Total evapotranspiration (positive upward)

Qs: Surface runoff (positive out of gridcell)

Qsb: Subsurface runoff (positive out of gridcell)

Qsm: Snowmelt (solid to liquid)

Qfz: Re-freezing of water in the snow (liquid to solid)

DelSoilMoist: Change in soil moisture (increase)

DelSWE: Change in snow water equivalent (increase)

DelIntercept: Change in interception storage (increase)

SWdown: Downward shortwave radiation at measurement height

LWdown: Downward longwave radiation at measurement height

Tair: Air temperature at measurement height

Qair: Specific humidity at measurement height

Rainf: Rainfall rate (positive downward)

Snowf: Snowfall rate (positive downward)

PSurf: Air pressure at measurement height

Wind: Wind speed at measurement height

alb: Implied albedo calculated from SWdown and SWnet

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SWnet LWnet Qle Qh Qanth Qstor SWup LWup Qg Qanth_Qh Qanth_Qle Qtau Albedo CAlbedo UAlbedo SAlbedo LAI SnowFrac SWE SurfStor RoofSurfT WallSurfT RoadSurfT TairSurf TairCanyon TairBuilding SnowT VegT BaresoilT AvgSurfT RadT SoilTemp SoilMoist SoilWet TVeg ESoil RootMoist ACond Qirrig Evap Qs Qsb Qsm Qfz DelSoilMoist DelSWE DelIntercept SWdown LWdown Tair Qair Rainf Snowf PSurf Wind alb