Articles | Volume 13, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-385-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-385-2020
Development and technical paper
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05 Feb 2020
Development and technical paper |  | 05 Feb 2020

An urban trees parameterization for modeling microclimatic variables and thermal comfort conditions at street level with the Town Energy Balance model (TEB-SURFEX v8.0)

Emilie Redon, Aude Lemonsu, and Valéry Masson

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The TEB urban climate model simulates micrometeorological conditions from the neighborhood scale to the entire city. It has recently been improved to more realistically address the radiative effects of trees within the urban canopy. This article presents additional developments that have been made to better represent the effect of trees on heat and moisture exchange, as well as on air flow in the streets, and on thermal comfort.
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