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4.2 Table 1: Primary and Secondary UCM Variables<br />

Primary UCM Variables<br />

Symbol Name Unit Function<br />

ZR Building Height m Urban Type<br />

Z0C<br />

Z0HC<br />

ZDC<br />

Roughness length above<br />

canyon for momentum<br />

Roughness length above<br />

canyon for heat<br />

Zero plane displacement<br />

height<br />

m Urban Type<br />

m Urban Type<br />

m Urban Type<br />

R Building coverage ratio - Urban Type<br />

HGT<br />

CDS<br />

AS<br />

Normalized building<br />

height<br />

Drag coefficient by<br />

buildings<br />

Building volumetric<br />

parameter<br />

- Urban Type<br />

- Urban Type<br />

1/m Urban Type<br />

AH Anthropogenic heat W/m/m Urban Type<br />

BETR<br />

BETB<br />

BETG<br />

Moisture availability on<br />

roof<br />

Moisture availability on<br />

building wall<br />

Moisture availability on<br />

road<br />

- Urban Type<br />

- Urban Type<br />

- Urban Type<br />

FRC_URB Urban Fraction - Urban Type<br />

CAPR Heat capacity of roof Cal/cm/cm/cm/degC<br />

CAPB<br />

Heat capacity of<br />

building wall<br />

Cal/cm/cm/cm/degC<br />

CAPG Heat capacity of road Cal/cm/cm/cm/degC<br />

AKSR<br />

AKSB<br />

AKSG<br />

Thermal conductivity of<br />

roof<br />

Thermal conductivity of<br />

building wall<br />

Thermal conductivity of<br />

road<br />

7<br />

Cal/cm/sec/degC<br />

Cal/cm/sec/degC<br />

Cal/cm/sec/degC

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