AU-SurreyHills detailed 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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variable definitions

SWup LWup Qle Qh Qtau SWdown Qanth Qstor LAI SnowFrac TairBuilding TairSurf Albedo alb

SWup: Upwelling shortwave radiation flux (positive upward)

LWup: Upwelling longwave radiation flux (positive upward)

Qle: Latent heat flux (positive upward)

Qh: Sensible heat flux (positive upward)

Qtau: Momentum flux (positive downward)

SWdown: Downward shortwave radiation at measurement height

Qanth: Anthropogenic heat flux (positive upward)

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

LAI: Leaf area index

SnowFrac: Snow covered fraction

TairBuilding: Air temperature in buildings (bulk)

TairSurf: Near surface air temperature (2m)

Albedo: Surface albedo

alb: Implied albedo calculated from SWdown and SWnet

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SWup LWup Qle Qh Qtau SWdown Qanth Qstor LAI SnowFrac TairBuilding TairSurf Albedo alb