The aim of this work is to investigate how both the orientation of the urban canyon and the modeling of the edge effects (i.e. urban canyons of finite length) are important in the numerical simulation of the surface energy budget in urban areas. Starting from the town energy balance scheme, two models of increasing complexity of the canyon geometry are developed. A sensitivity analysis of the role played by the chosen hypothesis and parameterizations is performed by coupling the canyon schemes with the numerical weather prediction model RAMS. The results suggest that a detailed description of the urban geometry could produce non-negligible differences of the energy balances and of the temperature fields with respect to what occurs using simpler schematizations, in particular during the summer.

Numerical study of the urban geometrical representation impact in a surface energy budget model / Cantelli, Antonio; Monti, Paolo; Leuzzi, Giovanni. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS. - ISSN 1567-7419. - STAMPA. - 15:2(2015), pp. 251-273. [10.1007/s10652-013-9309-0]

Numerical study of the urban geometrical representation impact in a surface energy budget model

CANTELLI, ANTONIO;MONTI, Paolo
;
LEUZZI, Giovanni
2015

Abstract

The aim of this work is to investigate how both the orientation of the urban canyon and the modeling of the edge effects (i.e. urban canyons of finite length) are important in the numerical simulation of the surface energy budget in urban areas. Starting from the town energy balance scheme, two models of increasing complexity of the canyon geometry are developed. A sensitivity analysis of the role played by the chosen hypothesis and parameterizations is performed by coupling the canyon schemes with the numerical weather prediction model RAMS. The results suggest that a detailed description of the urban geometry could produce non-negligible differences of the energy balances and of the temperature fields with respect to what occurs using simpler schematizations, in particular during the summer.
2015
teb; building; urban canyon; urban heat island; energy balance; meteorological models
01 Pubblicazione su rivista::01a Articolo in rivista
Numerical study of the urban geometrical representation impact in a surface energy budget model / Cantelli, Antonio; Monti, Paolo; Leuzzi, Giovanni. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS. - ISSN 1567-7419. - STAMPA. - 15:2(2015), pp. 251-273. [10.1007/s10652-013-9309-0]
File allegati a questo prodotto
File Dimensione Formato  
Cantelli_Numerical-study_2015.pdf

solo gestori archivio

Tipologia: Versione editoriale (versione pubblicata con il layout dell'editore)
Licenza: Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved)
Dimensione 1.33 MB
Formato Adobe PDF
1.33 MB Adobe PDF   Contatta l'autore
Cantelli_Preprint_numerical-study_2015.pdf

accesso aperto

Tipologia: Documento in Pre-print (manoscritto inviato all'editore, precedente alla peer review)
Licenza: Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved)
Dimensione 835.87 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
835.87 kB Adobe PDF

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11573/635182
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 27
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 21
social impact