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BBUBL: 1 km gridded output from WRF v3.6.1 model runs for the Birmingham conurbation for 2015
This dataset contains a range of parameters from a 1 km gridded output from runs of version 3.6.1 of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model deployed on the ARCHER UK National Supercomputing Service. These runs were part of the NERC funded BBUBL project (Biotelemetry/Bio-aerial-platforms for the Urban Boundary Layer - also known as City Flocks, NERC grant award NE/N003195/1). The domain of the model runs was over the set over Birmingham conurbation for all of 2015. This geo-temporal domain encompasses measurements of the urban boundary layer obtained from instrumentation attached to birds flown around the area. See related dataset.
The WRF model set up followed that used by Heaviside et al. (2015) - see linked documentation for details - and was run on the ARCHER UK National Supercomputing Service. Meteorology data from the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA-interim reanalysis data for initial and lateral boundary conditions.
The WRF v3.6.1 model set up implemented in this study included four nested domains. The domains had grid resolutions of 36 km x 36 km, 12 km x 12 km, 3 km x 3 km and 1 km x 1 km. The finest domain covered the West Midlands, centering over Birmingham. The multi-layer building energy parametrization (BEP) scheme with three land-use types (low-intensity residential, high-intensity residential and industrial/commercial) was also used.
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- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2021-09-29T10:12:01
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2021-09-29T10:12:01
- Identifier
- NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis / 465d86a5750447128f24f79c4f2ecdd4
- Maintenance and update frequency
- notPlanned
- Update scope
- dataset
- Keywords
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- urban meteorology
- boundary layer
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()
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- atmospheric conditions
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- Access to these data is available to any registered CEDA user. Please Login or Register for an account to gain access.
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- Spatial representation type
- grid
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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- Begin date
- 2015-01-01T00:00:00
- End date
- 2015-12-31T23:00:00
- Code
- WGS 84
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Data are CF-compliant NetCDF formatted
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Data are CF-compliant NetCDF formatted
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CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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Heaviside, C., Cai, X.-M. and Vardoulakis, S. (2015), The effects of horizontal advection on the urban heat island in Birmingham and the West Midlands, United Kingdom during a heatwave. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 141: 1429-1441. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.2452
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WRF code download
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ARCHER UK National Supercomputing Service
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Heaviside, C., Cai, X.-M. and Vardoulakis, S. (2015), The effects of horizontal advection on the urban heat island in Birmingham and the West Midlands, United Kingdom during a heatwave. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 141: 1429-1441. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.2452
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WRF code download
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ARCHER UK National Supercomputing Service
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- Quality Scope
- dataset
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- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
- Data were produced by the project team and supplied for archiving at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA).
Metadata
- File identifier
- 465d86a5750447128f24f79c4f2ecdd4 XML
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Character set
- 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
- Parent identifier
- 1c3a4c29b0ea42f5b0e254b7571aa3fa 1c3a4c29b0ea42f5b0e254b7571aa3fa
- Resource type
- dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2023-02-24T00:59:04
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
