UMEP Tutorials – Urban Meteorology @ University of Reading

To help users getting started with UMEP, the community is working on setting up tutorials and instructions for different parts of the UMEP tool. The following gives what are available and planned. To get the Password to access the data for the different tutorials.

Topic	Parts of UMEP	Name	Application
Source Area Footprint	Pre-Processor	Footprint	Interpretation of eddy covariance flux source areas
Urban energy balance	Processor	Introduction to SUEWS	Energy, water and radiation fluxes
Urban energy balance	Pre-Processor and Processor	SUEWS Advanced	Energy, water and radiation fluxes
Potential solar energy production on building envelopes	Processor and Post-Processor	SEBE	Amount of solar energy received on building facets
Outdoor thermal comfort	Pre-Processor and Processor	Introduction to SOLWEIG	Mean radiation temperature modelling in complex urban settings
Anthropogenic heat	Processor	GQ_F	Anthropogenic heat modelling for the greater London area