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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-4439-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-4439-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Model evaluation paper
| 
08 Dec 2016
Model evaluation paper |
| 08 Dec 2016
Advantages of using a fast urban boundary layer model as compared to a full mesoscale model to simulate the urban heat island of Barcelona
Markel García-Díez
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institut Català de Ciències del Clima, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Dirk Lauwaet
VITO, Antwerp, Belgium
Hans Hooyberghs
VITO, Antwerp, Belgium
Joan Ballester
Institut Català de Ciències del Clima, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Climate and Health Program, ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Koen De Ridder
VITO, Antwerp, Belgium
Xavier Rodó
Institut Català de Ciències del Clima, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Institució Catalana de Recerca i estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Climate and Health Program, ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Short summary
Here we present a comparison between two approaches to modelling the influence of the city of Barcelona over the local temperature. We show that medium-complexity models such as UrbClim are well suited for impact and adaptation studies at a city scale without high computing requirements, but that they are sensitive to the
ability of the input data to represent the local wind regime.
Here we present a comparison between two approaches to modelling the influence of the city of...
