Research Article
Evaluating the Effects of Façade Greening on Human Bioclimate in a Complex Urban Environment
Table 2
Overview of the input parameters and model settings in the seven experiments. “X” represents input of times series of meteorological data.
| | Input parameter | Name | E0a | E0 | E1 | R0 | R1 | S0 | S1 | | Model | ENVI-met 3 | ENVI-met 4 | RayMan | SOLWEIG |
| | Meteorological data: initial | Unit | | | | | | | | | Wind speed (10 m) | m/s | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | | Wind direction (10 m) | deg | 57.0 | 57.0 | 57.0 | — | — | — | — | | Potential air temperature (2500 m) |
°C | 24.85 | 24.85 | 24.85 | — | — | — | — | | Specific humidity (2500 m) | g/kg | 8.56 | 8.56 | 8.56 | — | — | — | — | | Relative humidity (2 m) | % | 45.8 | 45.8 | — | — | — | — | — | | Meteorological data | | | | | | | | | | Air temperature (1.1 m) |
°C | — | — | X | X | X | X | X | | Relative humidity (1.1 m) | % | — | — | X | X | X | X | X | | Global radiation | W/m² | — | — | — | — | X | — | X | | Soil data | | | | | | | | | | Initial soil temperature (0–50 cm) |
°C | 23.10–25.71 | 23.10–25.71 | 23.10–25.71 | — | — | — | — | | Relative soil humidity (0–50 cm) | % | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | — | — | — | — | | Environmental parameter | | | | | | | | | | Albedo surroundings | — | — | — | — | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.36 | | Albedo (wall) | — | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | — | — | — | — | | Albedo (roof) | — | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | — | — | — | — | | Albedo (plant) | — | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | — | — | | Transmissivity of vegetation | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.28 | 0.28 | | Emissivity (ground) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.95 | 0.95 | | Emissivity (walls) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.90 | 0.90 | | Bowen ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.00 | 1.00 | — | — | | Solar adjustment factor | — | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | — | — | — | — |
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