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4.3.2. Anthropogenic Heat

Anthropogenic heat flux parameters and profiles.

Parameters:

qf0_beu

Base anthropogenic heat flux for buildings, equipment and urban metabolism

Unit:

W m^-2

The qf0_beu parameter group is defined by the Daily Profile structure.

qf_a

Coefficient a for anthropogenic heat flux calculation

Unit:

dimensionless

Range Description:

Sample range from benchmark/sample tables: 0.10-0.37 (working day); calibrate by site.

The qf_a parameter group is defined by the Daily Profile structure.

qf_b

Coefficient b for anthropogenic heat flux calculation

Unit:

dimensionless

Range Description:

Sample range from benchmark/sample tables: 0.0-0.01; calibrate by site.

The qf_b parameter group is defined by the Daily Profile structure.

qf_c

Coefficient c for anthropogenic heat flux calculation

Unit:

dimensionless

Range Description:

Sample range from benchmark/sample tables: 0.0037-0.0400 (benchmark1 is ~0.007); calibrate by site.

The qf_c parameter group is defined by the Daily Profile structure.

baset_cooling

Base temperature for cooling degree days

Unit:

degC

Default Description:

Sample benchmark value: 18.2 degC (Ward et al. 2016, central London); calibrate by site.

The baset_cooling parameter group is defined by the Daily Profile structure.

baset_heating

Base temperature for heating degree days

Unit:

degC

Default Description:

Sample benchmark value: 18.2 degC (Ward et al. 2016, central London); calibrate by site.

The baset_heating parameter group is defined by the Daily Profile structure.

ah_min

Minimum anthropogenic heat flux

Unit:

W m^-2

Default Description:

Sample benchmark value: 15.0 W m^-2 (Ward et al. 2016, central London); calibrate by site.

The ah_min parameter group is defined by the Daily Profile structure.

ah_slope_cooling

Slope of anthropogenic heat vs cooling degree days

Unit:

W m^-2 K^-1

Default Description:

Sample benchmark value: 2.7 W m^-2 K^-1 (Ward et al. 2016, central London); calibrate by site.

The ah_slope_cooling parameter group is defined by the Daily Profile structure.

ah_slope_heating

Slope of anthropogenic heat vs heating degree days

Unit:

W m^-2 K^-1

Default Description:

Sample benchmark value: 2.7 W m^-2 K^-1 (Ward et al. 2016, central London); calibrate by site.

The ah_slope_heating parameter group is defined by the Daily Profile structure.

ahprof_24hr

24-hour profile of anthropogenic heat flux

Unit:

dimensionless

The ahprof_24hr parameter group is defined by the Hourly Profile structure.

popdensdaytime

Daytime population density

Unit:

people ha^-1

The popdensdaytime parameter group is defined by the Daily Profile structure.

popdensnighttime

Nighttime population density

Unit:

people ha^-1

Example:

10.0

popprof_24hr

24-hour profile of population density

Unit:

dimensionless

The popprof_24hr parameter group is defined by the Hourly Profile structure.

ref

The ref parameter group is defined by the Reference Info structure.