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Model evaluation paper
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Model evaluation paper |
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Calibrating and validating the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) urban cooling model: case studies in France and the United States
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore
Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore
Martí Bosch
Urban and Regional Planning Community, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Léa Tardieu
TETIS, INRAE, AgroParisTech, CIRAD, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
CIRED, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, AgroParisTech, Cirad, CNRS, EHESS, Université Paris-Saclay, 94736, Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Aude Lemonsu
CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Cécile de Munck
CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Chris Nootenboom
Ecognosis, Warwick, NY 10990, USA
Vincent Viguié
CIRED, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, AgroParisTech, Cirad, CNRS, EHESS, Université Paris-Saclay, 94736, Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Eric Lonsdorf
Department of Environmental Sciences, Emory College, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
James A. Douglass
Natural Capital Project, Dept. of Biology and Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Richard P. Sharp
Spring, 5455 Shafter Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618, USA
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Short summary
The InVEST Urban Cooling model estimates the cooling effect of vegetation in cities. We further developed an algorithm to facilitate model calibration and evaluation. Applying the algorithm to case studies in France and in the United States, we found that nighttime air temperature estimates compare well with reference datasets. Estimated change in temperature from a land cover scenario compares well with an alternative model estimate, supporting the use of the model for urban planning decisions.
The InVEST Urban Cooling model estimates the cooling effect of vegetation in cities. We further...
