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Urban fraction calculation

seti

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Dear all,
I have 2 questions:

1. What is the difference between "URB_PARAM" and "FRC_URB2D" please?

2. I would like to create an updated file of "urban fraction" using Normalized Difference Built-up Index (NDBI) Calculation using Sentinel 2 Images. But I am not sure if this index would be the correct way to calculate the "urban fraction".
Would you please advise me in this regard?
thanks in advance.
 
(1) "FRC_URB2D" is urban fraction, and its value indicates the percentage of urban area over a specific grid cell, for example, FRC_URB2D = 0.5 indicates 50% of the grid cell is covered by urban land use type.
(2) "URB_PARAM" is an array of 132 urban parameters, for example LP_URB2D, LB_URB2D, HGT_URB2D, etc. These parameters are used in BEM, BEP and UCM urban modules.
I don't know the NDBI data. Suppose it provides information that has the similar physical meaning of FRC_URB2D, then I guess it is possible that you can derive this variable from NDBI.
 
(1) “FRC_URB2D” 是城市比例,其值表示城市面积在特定格网像元上的百分比,例如,FRC_URB2D = 0.5 表示 50% 的格网像元被城市土地利用类型覆盖。
(2) “URB_PARAM”是 132 个城市参数的数组,例如 LP_URB2D、LB_URB2D、HGT_URB2D 等。这些参数用于 BEM、BEP 和 UCM 城市模块。
我不知道 NDBI 数据。假设它提供的信息具有与 FRC_URB2D 类似的物理含义,那么我想您可以从 NDBI 派生此变量。
尊敬的 Chen Ming 教授:

我的目标是使用 WRF 模型结合 BEP/BEM 城市参数化方案来研究城市变化对气候的影响。具体来说,我将默认FRC_URBAN2D变量替换为“在共享社会经济途径 (SSP) 和代表性集中途径 (RCP) 的八种情景下,整个 2100 年分辨率为 1 公里的全球城市分数变化”中的数据。此外,我还利用了“World Settlement Footprint 3D - A first three-dimensional survey of the global building stock”数据集来替换和计算URB_PARAM变量。

我有两个关键问题:

  1. WRF 是否支持组合来自不同数据集的变量(例如,将 SSP/RCP 派生FRC_URBAN2D与 WS3D 派生URB_PARAM结合使用)?
  2. 当使用 BEP/BEM 方案时,这种混合数据集变量组合是否会产生参数冲突
感谢您的指导!
 
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