Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-91-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-91-2024
Development and technical paper
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09 Jan 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 09 Jan 2024

WRF (v4.0)–SUEWS (v2018c) coupled system: development, evaluation and application

Ting Sun, Hamidreza Omidvar, Zhenkun Li, Ning Zhang, Wenjuan Huang, Simone Kotthaus, Helen C. Ward, Zhiwen Luo, and Sue Grimmond

Data sets

WRF(v4.0)-SUEWS(2018c): input data for the evaluation at two UK sites Ting Sun, Hamidreza Omidvar, and Sue Grimmond https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7957903

Model code and software

WRF-SUEWS source code for GMD submission Ting Sun, Hamidreza Omidvar, Zhenkun Li, and Sue Grimmond https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8137708

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Short summary
For the first time, we coupled a state-of-the-art urban land surface model – Surface Urban Energy and Water Scheme (SUEWS) – with the widely-used Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, creating an open-source tool that may benefit multiple applications. We tested our new system at two UK sites and demonstrated its potential by examining how human activities in various areas of Greater London influence local weather conditions.