Ice days

Sector Infrastructure and transport
Description Number of days per year with daily maximum temperature less than 0°C
End User National road administrations, agricultural sector
Calculation method ID Title Period Statistical processing Unit Threshold Comment
icedays Ice days yearly Number of days with daily maximum temperature less than 0°C days    
Provenance Theese indicators are based on output from the Harmonie meteorological modell.
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
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Motivation

Cold conditions affect a large number of activities and sectors, including built infrastructure and agriculture.

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