Research Article

Effects of Model Horizontal Grid Resolution on Short- and Medium-Term Daily Temperature Forecasts for Energy Consumption Application in European Cities

Table 2

MAE of the e-kmf™ temperature forecasts at different spatial resolutions and lead times over the European cities; values in italics depict a forecast below the 2°C error threshold.

MAE (°C)d + 0d + 1d + 2d + 3d + 4d + 5d + 6d + 7d + 8d + 9d + 10d + 11

Brussels (5.5 km)0.830.870.911.071.251.521.481.341.331.511.761.88
Brussels (8 km)0.880.940.941.121.291.581.541.381.381.581.841.95
Brussels (13 km)0.940.980.961.171.361.671.621.461.481.691.962.09
Brussels (18 km)0.971.011.011.211.401.731.661.501.491.711.962.09

London (5.5 km)0.510.570.660.921.091.321.431.041.141.381.561.64
London (8 km)0.570.620.690.971.151.381.491.081.191.441.621.71
London (13 km)0.610.640.700.991.181.431.551.131.251.521.691.78
London (18 km)0.620.650.711.011.211.481.591.151.281.541.711.81

Paris (5.5 km)0.770.860.791.081.271.561.611.261.481.631.832.00
Paris (8 km)0.860.950.841.121.331.631.671.301.551.711.922.09
Paris (13 km)0.930.990.861.171.381.721.741.371.651.822.022.20
Paris (18 km)0.951.010.881.201.431.791.791.401.671.852.042.23

Munich (5.5 km)0.791.061.161.171.171.481.351.561.671.892.172.38
Munich (8 km)0.881.161.241.221.231.551.391.631.731.982.252.49
Munich (13 km)0.951.221.281.301.301.661.501.741.872.142.412.66
Munich (18 km)1.001.301.361.361.371.751.551.801.912.192.472.72