Urban-PLUMBER

A multi-site model evaluation project for urban areas

Phase 2 Phase 1 Download project protocol
Mathew Lipson (UNSW), Sue Grimmond (Reading), Martin Best (Met Office),
with observational and modelling participants.

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.

AU-Preston results

Mean absolute error (MAE)

A single error metric cannot characterise the performance of a model. For analysis refer to the associated paper.

Order is based on the urban model classifications provided, nominally from simpler to more complex.

SWup: Upwelling shortwave radiation

SWup

LWup: Upwelling longwave radiation

LWup

Qle: Latent heat flux

Qle

Qh: Sensible heat flux

Qh