Paris Area
Case description
Real case simulation of summer conditions over Paris metropolitan area. Uses TEB (Town Energy Balance) scheme for urban canopy effects and includes nested domains at multiple resolutions.
Configuration
Parameter |
Value |
|---|---|
Category |
Real cases |
Number of domains |
3 |
Domain 1 resolution |
1200m |
Domain 2 resolution |
300m |
Domain 3 resolution |
100m |
Vertical levels |
50+ |
Urban scheme |
TEB |
Isba scheme |
ISBA |
Nesting |
Grid nesting with ratios |
Steps
Step |
Script |
|---|---|
001_pgd |
run_pgd1 |
002_pgd2 |
run_pgd2 |
003_pgd3 |
run_pgd3 |
004_nest_pgd |
run_nest_pgd |
005_coupling1 |
run_preal_xyz_1 |
006_spawning12 |
run_spawning_xyz_1_2 |
007_coupling2 |
run_preal_xyz |
008_spawning23 |
run_spawning_xyz_2_3 |
009_coupling3 |
run_preal_xyz |
010_run |
run_mesonh_xyz_mod123 |
Specificities
Scientific specificities - Urban heat island effect - Multi-scale nesting over Paris - TEB urban canopy model
Technical specificities - 3-level grid nesting - 11 nodes, 1400 cores for run - ECRAD radiation
Validation
Urban heat island intensity
Temperature forecasts
Numerical ressources
11 nodes, 1400 cores (MPI parallel)
References
Paris urban climate observations