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RISCharacterization of Energy Flux Partitioning in Urban Environments: Links with Surface Seasonal Properties
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: better understanding of links between the properties of the urban environment and the exchange to the atmosphere is central to a wide range of applications. The numerous measurements of surface energy balance data in urban ...
Modeling Surface Sensible Heat Flux Using Surface Radiative Temperatures in a Simple Urban Area
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Sensible heat fluxes over a light industrial area in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, are analyzed from observed tower fluxes and modeled using a bulk heat transfer approach. The bulk transfer models are initialized ...
Heat Storage in Urban Areas: Local-Scale Observations and Evaluation of a Simple Model
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The flux density of sensible heat to or from storage in the physical mass of the city is determined for seven cities (Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; Mexico City, Distrito Federal; Miami, Florida; Sacramento, ...
CORRIGENDUM
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Aerodynamic Properties of Urban Areas Derived from Analysis of Surface Form
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Several methods to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a site through analysis of its surface form (morphometry) are considered in relation to cities. The measures discussed include zero-plane displacement length ...
Key Conclusions of the First International Urban Land Surface Model Comparison Project
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he First International Urban Land Surface Model Comparison was designed to identify three aspects of the urban surface?atmosphere interactions: 1) the dominant physical processes, 2) the level of complexity required to ...
A Simple Method to Determine Obukhov Lengths for Suburban Areas
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A simple scheme is presented to calculate Obukhov stability lengths L for suburban areas when measurements of sensible heat flux Qh or temperature gradients are not available. The scheme replaces Qv with ?Q*, where Q* is ...
Modeling the Partitioning of Turbulent Fluxes at Urban Sites with Varying Vegetation Cover
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: nclusion of vegetation is critical for urban land surface models (ULSM) to represent reasonably the turbulent sensible and latent heat flux densities in an urban environment. Here the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator ...
Turbulent Heat Fluxes in Urban Areas: Observations and a Local-Scale Urban Meteorological Parameterization Scheme (LUMPS)
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A linked set of simple equations specifically designed to calculate heat fluxes for the urban environment is presented. This local-scale urban meteorological parameterization scheme (LUMPS), which has similarities to the ...
Intraurban Differences of Surface Energy Fluxes in a Central European City
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Surface properties, such as roughness and vegetation, which vary both within and between urban areas, play a dominant role in determining surface?atmosphere energy exchanges. The turbulent heat flux partitioning is examined ...