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Large eddy simulation of urban features for Copenhagen metropolitan area
1Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides, UMR CNRS 6598, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, ECN, France
2Danish Meteorological Institute, DMI, Copenhagen, Denmark
3Institute of Northern Environmental Problems, Kola Science Center, Apatity, Russia
4EPHYSE, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Bordeaux, France
Abstract. The large eddy simulations employing the SUBMESO model with the urban soil layer model SM2-U were performed for the model domain covering the Danish Island of Sealand and including the Copenhagen metropolitan area. Monthly and diurnal cycle variability were studied for the net radiation, sensible and storage heat fluxes, surface's temperatures, and others. These were evaluated for selected urban vs. non urban related types of covers/surfaces and urban districts such as city center, high buildings, industrial, and residential. Results showed strong effects of urban features on temporal and spatial variability. They are useful and applicable for verification of numerical weather prediction models and development of urban canopy parameterizations.
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Citation: Mahura, A., Leroyer, S., Mestayer, P., Calmet, I., Dupont, S., Long, N., Baklanov, A., Petersen, C., Sattler, K., and Nielsen, N. W.: Large eddy simulation of urban features for Copenhagen metropolitan area, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 5, 11183-11213, doi:10.5194/acpd-5-11183-2005, 2005. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
