The Vertical City Weather Generator (VCWG v1.3.2)

Moradi, Mohsen; Dyer, Benjamin; Nazem, Amir; Nambiar, Manoj K.; Nahian, M. Rafsan; Bueno, Bruno; Mackey, Chris; Vasanthakumar, Saeran; Nazarian, Negin; Krayenhoff, E. Scott; Norford, Leslie K.; Aliabadi, Amir A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-961-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-961-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-961-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

Model description paper

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18 Feb 2021

Model description paper |

| 18 Feb 2021

The Vertical City Weather Generator (VCWG v1.3.2)

Mohsen Moradi, Benjamin Dyer, Amir Nazem, Manoj K. Nambiar, M. Rafsan Nahian, Bruno Bueno, Chris Mackey, Saeran Vasanthakumar, Negin Nazarian, E. Scott Krayenhoff, Leslie K. Norford, and Amir A. Aliabadi

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-961-2021-supplement

Data sets

The Vertical City Weather Generator (VCWG) (Version v1.3.2) Mohsen Moradi https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4457501

Short summary

The Vertical City Weather Generator (VCWG) is an urban microclimate model developed to predict temporal and vertical variation of potential temperature, wind speed, and specific humidity. VCWG is forced by climate variables at a nearby rural site and coupled to radiation and building energy models. VCWG is evaluated against field observations of the BUBBLE campaign. It is run under exploration mode to assess its performance given urban characteristics, seasonal variations, and climate zones.