Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
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Articles | Volume 19, issue 20
Articles | Volume 19, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-10103-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-10103-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 20
Development and technical paper
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23 Oct 2026
Development and technical paper |  | 23 Oct 2026

Process-based upgrades to the WRF multi-layer green-roof scheme (WRF-MLGR v2.0) and evaluation against field observations

Alireza Saeedi, Maria Martinez Mendoza, Eric Scott Krayenhoff, James Voogt, Hang Yin, Andrea Zonato, Sylvie Leroyer, and Claudia Wagner-Riddle

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Green roofs can help cool hot cities, and the Weather Research and Forecasting model lets us test how much. We upgraded its multi-layer green-roof scheme, adding plant shading, realistic heat flow in wet soil, evaporation from soil and wet leaves, and water uptake from deeper soil. Tested on a green roof in London, Canada, the new scheme cut errors in heat entering the roof by about three-quarters and captured bursts of evaporation after rain, improving how we study green-roof cooling.
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