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Development and technical paper
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12 Feb 2026
Development and technical paper |
| 12 Feb 2026
| 12 Feb 2026
A simple step heating approach for wall surface temperature estimation in the SOlar and LongWave Environmental Irradiance Geometry (SOLWEIG) model
Nils Wallenberg
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 7B, 413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
Björn Holmer
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 7B, 413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
Fredrik Lindberg
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 7B, 413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
Jessika Lönn
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 7B, 413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
Erik Maesel
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 7B, 413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
David Rayner
Swedish National Data Service, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 18A, 413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
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Short summary
This work presents a method to calculate wall surface temperatures in complex urban areas using a step heating equation based on air temperature and net radiation at the wall surface. Our results show that the step heating approach is fast and accurate, comparable to other more complex methods. This method can potentially be applied in different areas of interest where wall surface temperatures are important, e.g. modeling of outdoor thermal comfort, building energy and urban energy balance.
This work presents a method to calculate wall surface temperatures in complex urban areas using...
