GUST1.0: a GPU-accelerated 3D urban surface temperature model

Mei, Shuo-Jun; Chen, Guanwen; Hang, Jian; Sun, Ting

doi:10.5194/gmd-18-10143-2025

Articles | Volume 18, issue 24

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-10143-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-10143-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 24

Development and technical paper

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18 Dec 2025

Development and technical paper |

| 18 Dec 2025

GUST1.0: a GPU-accelerated 3D urban surface temperature model

Shuo-Jun Mei, Guanwen Chen, Jian Hang, and Ting Sun

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