Urban Climate Model

SUEWS

Surface Urban Energy & Water Balance Scheme

A physically-based model for simulating energy, water, and carbon dioxide fluxes in cities. Developed through international collaboration for urban climate research, planning applications, and environmental assessment.

Latest Release PyPI version Documentation License DOI
15+
Years Active
200+
Citations
20+
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Resources

Source Code

GitHub repository with source code, issue tracking, and development

Documentation

User guide, scientific background, tutorials, and API reference

Schema Registry

YAML configuration schemas for model input validation

Python Package

SuPy wrapper for Python: pip install supy

UMEP

Comprehensive urban climate tool in QGIS, also provides GUI for running SUEWS

Community

Discussion forum for questions and community support

Research Applications

Urban heat island analysis
Building energy demand
Urban water management
Green infrastructure planning
Climate adaptation strategies
Carbon flux estimation