Title :
Spatial validation of an urban energy balance model using multi-temporal remotely sensed surface temperature
Author :
Alexander, Paul J. ; Fealy, Rowan ; Mills, Gerald
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Geogr., Maynooth Univ., Maynooth, Ireland
fDate :
March 30 2015-April 1 2015
Abstract :
Despite a growing number of urban energy balance (UEB) model applications being undertaken within urban climate literature, the number of independent validation exercises remains very limited. This in turn has raised questions as to the value of model applications without due consideration to the models performance in space and time. The PILPS-URBAN project went some ways towards understanding the general performance of 33 UEB models and highlighted the need for careful treatment of urban and non-urban land surfaces within model parameterization and also the derivation of input parameters. Nevertheless, the need for independent external validation of specific models is now evident. Here we undertake an external evaluation of the SUEWS model in Dublin (Ireland). We present a method for spatially validating the model across the entire Dublin area by employing remotely sensed surface temperatures obtained through the MODIS satellite platform.
Keywords :
land surface temperature; terrain mapping; Dublin area; Ireland; MODIS satellite platform; PILPS-URBAN project; SUEWS model; input parameters; model parameterization; multitemporal remotely sensed surface temperature; nonurban land surface; spatial validation; urban climate literature; urban energy balance model applications; Atmospheric modeling; Heating; Land surface; Land surface temperature; MODIS; Meteorology; Remote sensing;
Conference_Titel :
Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE), 2015 Joint
Conference_Location :
Lausanne
DOI :
10.1109/JURSE.2015.7120500