1 # The parameters in this table may vary greatly from city to city.
2 # The default values are probably not appropriate for any given city.
3 # Users should adapt these values based on the city they are working
6 # Urban Parameters depending on Urban type
9 Number of urban categories: 3
12 # Where there are multiple columns of values, the values refer, in
13 # order, to: 1) UZE High-density urban zone, 2) UZE medium-density
14 # urban zone, and 3) UZE Low-density urban zone: I.e.:
17 # UZE Urban Zone: Low Dens, Med Dens, High Dens
21 # ZR: Roof level (building height) [ m ]
22 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
27 # SIGMA_ZED: Standard Deviation of roof height [ m ]
28 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
30 SIGMA_ZED: 1.0, 1.5, 3.0
33 # ROOF_WIDTH: Roof (i.e., building) width [ m ]
34 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
36 ROOF_WIDTH: 8.0, 20.0, 22.0
39 # ROAD_WIDTH: road width [ m ]
40 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
43 ROAD_WIDTH: 15.0, 10.0, 8.0
46 # AH: Anthropogenic heat [ W m{-2} ]
47 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
53 # FRC_URB: Fraction of the urban landscape which does not have natural
54 # vegetation. [ Fraction ]
55 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
58 FRC_URB: 0.5, 0.6, 0.75
61 # CAPR: Heat capacity of roof [ J m{-3} K{-1} ]
62 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
65 CAPR: 1.0E6, 1.2E6, 1.5E6,
68 # CAPB: Heat capacity of building wall [ J m{-3} K{-1} ]
69 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
72 CAPB: 1.2E6, 1.2E6, 1.4E6,
75 # CAPG: Heat capacity of ground (road) [ J m{-3} K{-1} ]
76 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
79 CAPG: 1.5E6, 1.5E6, 1.5E6,
82 # AKSR: Thermal conductivity of roof [ J m{-1} s{-1} K{-1} ]
83 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
89 # AKSB: Thermal conductivity of building wall [ J m{-1} s{-1} K{-1} ]
90 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
96 # AKSG: Thermal conductivity of ground (road) [ J m{-1} s{-1} K{-1} ]
97 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
103 # ALBR: Surface albedo of roof [ fraction ]
104 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
107 ALBR: 0.15, 0.10, 0.10
110 # ALBB: Surface albedo of building wall [ fraction ]
111 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
114 ALBB: 0.10, 0.10, 0.10
117 # ALBG: Surface albedo of ground (road) [ fraction ]
118 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
121 ALBG: 0.15, 0.15, 0.15
124 # EPSR: Surface emissivity of roof [ - ]
125 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
128 EPSR: 0.85, 0.85, 0.85
131 # EPSB: Surface emissivity of building wall [-]
132 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
135 EPSB: 0.90, 0.90, 0.90
138 # EPSG: Surface emissivity of ground (road) [ - ]
139 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
142 EPSG: 0.95, 0.95, 0.95
145 # Z0B: Roughness length for momentum, over building wall [ m ]
146 # Only active for CH_SCHEME == 1
147 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
150 Z0B: 0.0001, 0.0001, 0.0001
153 # Z0G: Roughness length for momentum, over ground (road) [ m ]
154 # Only active for CH_SCHEME == 1
155 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
158 Z0G: 0.01, 0.01, 0.01
161 # Z0R: Roughness length for momentum over roof [ m ]
162 # (sf_urban_physics=2,3)
165 Z0R: 0.01, 0.01, 0.01
168 # AKANDA_URBAN: Coefficient modifying the Kanda approach to computing
169 # surface layer exchange coefficients.
170 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
172 AKANDA_URBAN: 1.29 1.29 1.29
175 # COP: Coefficient of performance of the A/C systems [ - ]
176 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
182 # PWIN: Coverage area fraction of windows in the walls of the building [ - ]
183 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
189 # BETA: Thermal efficiency of heat exchanger
190 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
193 BETA: 0.75, 0.75, 0.75
196 # SW_COND: Air conditioning switch, 1=ON
197 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
203 # TIME_ON: Initial local time of A/C systems, [ h ]
204 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
210 # TIME_OFF: End local time of A/C systems, [ h ]
211 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
214 TIME_OFF: 24., 24., 24.
217 # TARGTEMP: Target Temperature of the A/C systems, [ K ]
218 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
221 TARGTEMP: 298., 298., 297.
224 # GAPTEMP: Comfort Range of the indoor Temperature, [ K ]
225 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
228 GAPTEMP: 0.5, 0.5, 0.5
231 # TARGHUM: Target humidity of the A/C systems, [ Kg/Kg ]
232 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
235 TARGHUM: 0.005, 0.005, 0.005
238 # GAPHUM: Comfort Range of the specific humidity, [ Kg/Kg ]
239 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
242 GAPHUM: 0.005, 0.005, 0.005
245 # PERFLO: Peak number of occupants per unit floor area, [ person/m^2 ]
246 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
249 PERFLO: 0.01, 0.01, 0.02
252 # HSEQUIP: Diurnal heating profile of heat generated by equipments
253 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
256 HSEQUIP: 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
259 # HSEQUIP_SCALE_FACTOR: Peak heat generated by equipments, [ W/m^2 ]
260 # (sf_urban_physics=3)
263 HSEQUIP_SCALE_FACTOR: 16.00, 20.00, 36.00
266 # (sf_urban_physics=2,3)
268 # urban street street building
269 # category direction width width
270 # [index] [deg from N] [m] [m]
279 END STREET PARAMETERS
282 # (sf_urban_physics=2,3)
292 # (sf_urban_physics=2,3)
303 # (sf_urban_physics=2,3)
316 # DDZR: Thickness of each roof layer [ m ]
317 # This is currently NOT a function urban type, but a function
318 # of the number of layers. Number of layers must be 4, for now.
319 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
322 DDZR: 0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 0.05
325 # DDZB: Thickness of each building wall layer [ m ]
326 # This is currently NOT a function urban type, but a function
327 # of the number of layers. Number of layers must be 4, for now.
328 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
331 DDZB: 0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 0.05
334 # DDZG: Thickness of each ground (road) layer [ m ]
335 # This is currently NOT a function urban type, but a function
336 # of the number of layers. Number of layers must be 4, for now.
337 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
340 DDZG: 0.05, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75
343 # BOUNDR: Lower boundary condition for roof layer temperature [ 1: Zero-Flux, 2: T = Constant ]
344 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
350 # BOUNDB: Lower boundary condition for wall layer temperature [ 1: Zero-Flux, 2: T = Constant ]
351 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
357 # BOUNDG: Lower boundary condition for ground (road) layer temperature [ 1: Zero-Flux, 2: T = Constant ]
358 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
364 # TRLEND: Lower boundary condition for roof temperature [ K ]
365 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
368 TRLEND: 293.00, 293.00, 293.00
371 # TBLEND: Lower boundary temperature for building wall temperature [ K ]
372 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
375 TBLEND: 293.00, 293.00, 293.00
378 # TGLEND: Lower boundary temperature for ground (road) temperature [ K ]
379 # (sf_urban_physics=1,2,3)
382 TGLEND: 293.00, 293.00, 293.00
385 # Ch of Wall and Road [ 1: M-O Similarity Theory, 2: Empirical Form of Narita et al., 1997 (recommended) ]
386 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
392 # Surface and Layer Temperatures [ 1: 4-layer model, 2: Force-Restore method ]
393 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
399 # AHOPTION [ 0: No anthropogenic heating, 1: Anthropogenic heating will be added to sensible heat flux term ]
400 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
406 # Anthropogenic Heating diurnal profile.
407 # Multiplication factor applied to AH (as defined in the table above)
408 # Hourly values ( 24 of them ), starting at 01 hours Local Time.
409 # For sub-hourly model time steps, value changes on the hour and is
410 # held constant until the next hour.
411 # (sf_urban_physics=1)
415 AHDIUPRF: 0.16 0.13 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.26 0.67 0.99 0.89 0.79 0.74 0.73 0.75 0.76 0.82 0.90 1.00 0.95 0.68 0.61 0.53 0.35 0.21 0.18