Research Article

Contribution of Greening and High-Albedo Coatings to Improvements in the Thermal Environment in Complex Urban Areas

Table 2

ENVI-met model configuration-file settings.

Category Test dates
29/06/201309/08/201314/08/2013

Simulation setting
 Start simulation day
  (dd.mm.yyyy)
29.06.201309.08.201313.08.2013
 Start simulation time
  (hh.mm.ss)
06:00:0006:00:0006:00:00
 Total simulation time in
  hours (h)
242424
 Save model state (min)101010
Meteorological inputs
 Wind speed in 10 m
  above ground (m/s)
1.000.9
 Wind direction (°)135112.5225
 Initial temperature
  atmosphere (K)
293.4301.2300.1
 Specific humidity in
  2500 m (g/kg)
3.483.523.52
 Relative humidity in
  2 m (%)
81.388.574.7
 Albedo of walls0.2
 Albedo of roofs0.3