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Material — Archived code-801 roof-layer fixture evidence record unreferenced

albedo0.5
emissivity0.95
thermal_conductivity1.142
specific_heat1610
materialsunreferenced

Parameters

Names follow the SUEWS YAML specification; click one for its definition in the configuration reference.

albedo0.5
emissivity0.95
thermal_conductivity1.142
specific_heat1610

Provenance evidence

Awaiting sign-off

Assumed · assessed by provenance-audit · 2026-08-24. Agent assessment is evidence preparation, not human verification.

Urban Storage Heat Flux Variability Explored Using Satellite, Meteorological and Geodata.Later compilation

Where: Pre-migration Spartacus Material row 36243784

Names the row Outer roof [sample run], stores 0.5, 0.95, 1.142 and 1610, leaves density null, and carries Ref 90240057. This proves configuration lineage, not a publication claim.

Urban Storage Heat Flux Variability Explored Using Satellite, Meteorological and Geodata.Later compilation

Where: Historical SUEWS_ESTMCoefficients.txt, code 801 roof layer one

Stores thickness 0.05 m, conductivity 1.142 W m-1 K-1 and volumetric heat capacity 1606620 J m-3 K-1 for roof layer one of GLA Urban fabric >80. It does not publish an atomic material with the migrated optical values or a specific-heat/density split.

Urban Storage Heat Flux Variability Explored Using Satellite, Meteorological and Geodata.Validation

Where: Table 2, ESTM surface material properties, p. 274, 275

Publishes six distinct London roof-class conductivity/volumetric-heat-capacity pairs and their component material classes, not the historical code-801 layer-one tuple as one atomic material.

Central London [sample run]Related record

Selects this record as roof layer one of the retained Central London sample configuration.

Archived internal construction fixtureRelated record

Selects this record for both its roof and wall layer-one fixture links.

Assessment findings

Namesupported
Archived code-801 roof-layer fixture identifies the retained release-layer configuration without presenting it as one physical material or a verbatim Lindberg Table 2 value.
issue #251
Targetsupported
The migrated row represents one material-layer reference used by construction records, matching the material target even though its values are retained as configuration fields rather than a source-published material specimen.
Valuessupported
The exact four-value tuple is supported only as preserved migration/configuration lineage. Historical code 801 confirms roof-layer-one conductivity 1.142 and volumetric heat capacity 1.60662 MJ m-3 K-1. The migrated material row stores 1610 under specific_heat without density, so it cannot honestly represent that volumetric quantity as a physical material property; the optical values are not published by Lindberg Table 2.
Sourcesupported
Unreferenced is correct because no publication states or derives this exact atomic four-value material tuple. source_legacy_ref 90240057 preserves the Lindberg registry link recorded during migration without exporting the article as the tuple's parameter source.
issue #251
Placenot applicable
The generic fixture row makes no observation-place claim.
Representativenessnot applicable
The fixture makes no site, city or regional evidence-reach claim.
Methodsupported
Assumed marks the exact retained layer mapping as a configuration choice, not a measured, fitted, calculated or verbatim literature material.
issue #251
Identitysupported
Legacy ID 36243784 preserves a distinct material-registry row. It remains selected as roof layer one in code-801 lineage and in the internal placeholder fixture, so its stable identity is retained while its non-physical catalogue role is made explicit.

Scientific note

This record remains solely as an archived code-801 roof-layer fixture. Its stable path and exact legacy values preserve two construction records, but it is not presented as a physical material published by Lindberg et al. Historical code 801 supplies k 1.142 and rhoCp 1606620 for one roof layer, while the migrated row stores 1610 under specific_heat with no density and adds optical values absent from Table 2. Source unreferenced, method assumed and the archived display name make the boundary explicit without guessing a density, changing values or rewriting downstream construction identities.

Model-ready fragment

Paste under material in a SUEWS YAML configuration; every value carries its citation.

albedo:
  value: 0.5
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null
emissivity:
  value: 0.95
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null
thermal_conductivity:
  value: 1.142
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null
specific_heat:
  value: 1610
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null

Evidence review

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Review procedure

Record metadata

Sourceunreferenced — no citation was recorded in the legacy database; treat with care
Targetmaterial
Schema2026.5 · legacy row 36243784

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