Sector | Non-specific, most | ||||||
Description | describe daily maximum, minimum, average, and yearly range (max-min) of outdoor 2 m air temperatures | ||||||
End User | describe daily maximum, minimum, average, and yearly range (max-min) of outdoor 2 m air temperatures End user Urban planners, health authorities, building engineers, landscape and building architects, general public |
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Calculation method | ID | Title | Period | Statistical processing | Unit | Threshold | Comment |
airtempmaxdaily | Daily max air temperature at 2 m above ground |
daily | Max of 24 hours | °C | |||
airtempmindaily | Daily min air temperature at 2 m above ground |
daily | Min of 24 hours | °C | |||
airtempavgdaily | Daily mean air temperature at 2 m above ground |
daily | Average of 24 hours | °C | |||
airtemprangedaily | Yearly maximum of daily temperature range at 2 m above ground |
yearly | Max(airtempmaxdaily, airtempmindaily) | °C | |||
Provenance | Air temperature is an essential climate variable (ECV) computed by the HARMONIE meteorological model.Details about computations for different domains and time periods are given here. |
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Validation | The simulations made by HARMONIE-AROME in Urban SIS has been validated against observations in Urban SIS deliverable 5.1, where an overview is given in Table 4. | ||||||
Calculation caveats | Spatial representation: S1 Could be compared to: C1 Could be used with: U1, U2 |
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Motivation | Air temperature is a base indicator for many applications including heat stress, energy use, planning, architectural design, etc. This can be used to calculate other indicators such as heating (cooling) degree days, tropical nights, and thermal comfort indices. |
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Experience user | These variables are of use for many additional applications. | ||||||
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