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2. SUEWS-related Publications

This page lists core SUEWS publications from the development team. For publications from the broader SUEWS user community, see Community Publications.

Note

1. The following list is sorted in reversed chronological order.

2. Community members: To add your SUEWS publication, please visit the Community Publications page and follow the submission instructions.

• Sun, Ting, Omidvar, Hamidreza, Li, Zhenkun, Zhang, Ning, Huang, Wenjuan, Kotthaus, Simone, Ward, Helen C., Luo, Zhiwen, and Grimmond, Sue. WRF (v4.0)–SUEWS (v2018c) coupled system: development, evaluation and application. Geoscientific Model Development, 17(1):91–116, January 2024. doi:10.5194/gmd-17-91-2024.

• Zheng, Y., Havu, M., Liu, H., Cheng, X., Wen, Y., Lee, H. S., Ahongshangbam, J., and Järvi, L. Simulating heat and CO$_2$ fluxes in Beijing using SUEWS V2020b: sensitivity to vegetation phenology and maximum conductance. Geoscientific Model Development, 16(15):4551–4579, August 2023. doi:10.5194/gmd-16-4551-2023.

• Havu, M., Kulmala, L., Kolari, P., Vesala, T., Riikonen, A., and Järvi, L. Carbon sequestration potential of street tree plantings in Helsinki. Biogeosciences, 19(8):2121–2143, April 2022. doi:10.5194/bg-19-2121-2022.

• Tang, Yihao, Sun, Ting, Luo, Zhiwen, Omidvar, Hamidreza, Theeuwes, Natalie, Xie, Xiaoxiong, Xiong, Jie, Yao, Runming, and Grimmond, Sue. Urban meteorological forcing data for building energy simulations. Building and Environment, 204:108088, October 2021. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108088.

• Theeuwes, Natalie E., Ronda, Reinder J., Harman, Ian N., Christen, Andreas, and Grimmond, C. Sue B. Parametrizing horizontally-averaged wind and temperature profiles in the urban roughness sublayer. Boundary-Layer Meteorol, 173(3):321–348, September 2019. doi:10.1007/s10546-019-00472-1.

• Järvi, Leena, Havu, Minttu, Ward, Helen C., Bellucco, Veronica, McFadden, Joseph P., Toivonen, Tuuli, Heikinheimo, Vuokko, Kolari, Pasi, Riikonen, Anu, and Grimmond, C. Sue B. Spatial modeling of Local-Scale biogenic and anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions in Helsinki. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 124(15):8363–8384, August 2019. doi:10.1029/2018jd029576.

• Sun, Ting and Grimmond, Sue. A python-enhanced urban land surface model SuPy (SUEWS in python, v2019.2): Development, deployment and demonstration. Geosci. Model Dev., 12(7):2781–2795, July 2019. doi:10.5194/gmd-12-2781-2019.

• Kokkonen, Tom V., Grimmond, Sue, Murto, Sonja, Liu, Huizhi, Sundström, Anu-Maija, and Järvi, Leena. Simulation of the radiative effect of haze on the urban hydrological cycle using reanalysis data in Beijing. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19(10):7001–7017, May 2019. doi:10.5194/acp-19-7001-2019.

• Kokkonen, T. V., Grimmond, C. S. B., Christen, A., Oke, T. R., and Järvi, L. Changes to the water balance over a century of urban development in two neighborhoods: Vancouver, Canada. Water Resour. Res., 54(9):6625–6642, September 2018. doi:10.1029/2017wr022445.

• Kokkonen, T.V., Grimmond, C.S.B., Räty, O., Ward, H.C., Christen, A., Oke, T.R., Kotthaus, S., and Järvi, L. Sensitivity of surface urban energy and water balance scheme (SUEWS) to downscaling of reanalysis forcing data. Urban Clim., 23:36–52, March 2018. ICUC9: The 9th International Conference on Urban Climate. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2017.05.001.

• Ao, Xiangyu, Grimmond, C. S. B., Ward, H. C., Gabey, A. M., Tan, Jianguo, Yang, Xiu-Qun, Liu, Dongwei, Zhi, Xing, Liu, Hongya, and Zhang, Ning. Evaluation of the surface urban energy and water balance scheme (SUEWS) at a dense urban site in shanghai: Sensitivity to anthropogenic heat and irrigation. J. Hydrometeorol., 19(12):1983–2005, December 2018. doi:10.1175/jhm-d-18-0057.1.

• Ward, H.C. and Grimmond, C.S.B. Assessing the impact of changes in surface cover, human behaviour and climate on energy partitioning across greater London. Landscape Urban Plan., 165:142–161, September 2017. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.04.001.

• Sun, Ting, Wang, Zhi-Hua, Oechel, Walter C., and Grimmond, Sue. The analytical objective hysteresis model (AnOHM v1.0): Methodology to determine bulk storage heat flux coefficients. Geosci. Model Dev., 10(7):2875–2890, July 2017. doi:10.5194/gmd-10-2875-2017.

• Järvi, L., Grimmond, C. S. B., McFadden, J. P., Christen, A., Strachan, I. B., Taka, M., Warsta, L., and Heimann, M. Warming effects on the urban hydrology in cold climate regions. Sci Rep, 7(1):5833, July 2017. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05733-y.

• Ward, H.C., Kotthaus, S., Järvi, L., and Grimmond, C.S.B. Surface urban energy and water balance scheme (SUEWS): Development and evaluation at two UK sites. Urban Clim., 18:1–32, December 2016. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001.

• Ao, Xiangyu, Grimmond, C. S. B., Liu, Dongwei, Han, Zhihui, Hu, Ping, Wang, Yadong, Zhen, Xinrong, and Tan, Jianguo. Radiation fluxes in a business district of shanghai, china. J. Appl. Meteorol. Clim., 55(11):2451–2468, November 2016. doi:10.1175/jamc-d-16-0082.1.

• Onomura, S., Grimmond, C.S.B., Lindberg, F., Holmer, B., and Thorsson, S. Meteorological forcing data for urban outdoor thermal comfort models from a coupled convective boundary layer and surface energy balance scheme. Urban Clim., 11:1–23, March 2015. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2014.11.001.

• Järvi, L., Grimmond, C. S. B., Taka, M., Nordbo, A., Setälä, H., and Strachan, I. B. Development of the surface urban energy and water balance scheme (SUEWS) for cold climate cities. Geosci. Model Dev., 7(4):1691–1711, August 2014. doi:10.5194/gmd-7-1691-2014.

• Lindberg, F., Grimmond, C.S.B., Yogeswaran, N., Kotthaus, S., and Allen, L. Impact of city changes and weather on anthropogenic heat flux in Europe 1995–2015. Urban Clim., 4:1–15, July 2013. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2013.03.002.

• Loridan, Thomas and Grimmond, C. S. B. Characterization of energy flux partitioning in urban environments: Links with surface seasonal properties. J. Appl. Meteorol. Clim., 51(2):219–241, February 2012. doi:10.1175/jamc-d-11-038.1.

• Iamarino, Mario, Beevers, Sean, and Grimmond, C. S. B. High-resolution (space, time) anthropogenic heat emissions: London 1970-2025. Int. J. Climatol., 32(11):1754–1767, July 2011. doi:10.1002/joc.2390.

• Järvi, L., Grimmond, C.S.B., and Christen, A. The surface urban energy and water balance scheme (SUEWS): Evaluation in Los Angeles and Vancouver. J. Hydrol., 411(3-4):219–237, December 2011. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001.

• Loridan, Thomas, Grimmond, C. S. B., Offerle, Brian D., Young, Duick T., Smith, Thomas E. L., Järvi, Leena, and Lindberg, Fredrik. Local-scale urban meteorological parameterization scheme (LUMPS): Longwave radiation parameterization and seasonality-related developments. J. Appl. Meteorol. Clim., 50(1):185–202, January 2011. doi:10.1175/2010jamc2474.1.

• Lindberg, Fredrik and Grimmond, C. S. B. The influence of vegetation and building morphology on shadow patterns and mean radiant temperatures in urban areas: Model development and evaluation. Theor Appl Climatol, 105(3-4):311–323, January 2011. doi:10.1007/s00704-010-0382-8.

• Allen, L., Lindberg, F., and Grimmond, C. S. B. Global to city scale urban anthropogenic heat flux: Model and variability. Int. J. Climatol., 31(13):1990–2005, September 2010. doi:10.1002/joc.2210.

• Lindberg, Fredrik, Holmer, Björn, and Thorsson, Sofia. SOLWEIG 1.0 – modelling spatial variations of 3D radiant fluxes and mean radiant temperature in complex urban settings. Int J Biometeorol, 52(7):697–713, June 2008. doi:10.1007/s00484-008-0162-7.

• Offerle, B., Grimmond, C. S. B., and Fortuniak, K. Heat storage and anthropogenic heat flux in relation to the energy balance of a central European city centre. Int. J. Climatol., 25(10):1405–1419, August 2005. doi:10.1002/joc.1198.

• Offerle, B., Grimmond, C. S. B., and Oke, T. R. Parameterization of net all-wave radiation for urban areas. J. Appl. Meteor., 42(8):1157–1173, August 2003. doi:10.1175/1520-0450(2003)042<1157:ponarf>2.0.co;2.

• Grimmond, C. S. B. and Oke, T. R. Turbulent heat fluxes in urban areas: Observations and a local-scale urban meteorological parameterization scheme (LUMPS). J. Appl. Meteor., 41(7):792–810, July 2002. doi:10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<0792:thfiua>2.0.co;2.

• Grimmond, C. S. B. and Oke, T. R. Heat storage in urban areas: Local-scale observations and evaluation of a simple model. J. Appl. Meteor., 38(7):922–940, July 1999. doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<0922:hsiual>2.0.co;2.

• Grimmond, C. S. B. and Oke, T. R. An evapotranspiration-interception model for urban areas. Water Resour. Res., 27(7):1739–1755, July 1991. doi:10.1029/91wr00557.

• Grimmond, C.S.B., Cleugh, H.A., and Oke, T.R. An objective urban heat storage model and its comparison with other schemes. Atmospheric Environment. Part B. Urban Atmosphere, 25(3):311–326, January 1991. doi:10.1016/0957-1272(91)90003-w.

• Grimmond, C. S. B., Oke, T. R., and Steyn, D. G. Urban water balance: 1. a model for daily totals. Water Resour. Res., 22(10):1397–1403, September 1986. doi:10.1029/wr022i010p01397.