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OHM coefficients — Code 55 x Mulitplier for summer [551] evidence record

a10.379
a20.335
a3-30.05
ohmLand-cover classWard 2016

Parameters

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

a10.379
a20.335
a3-30.05

Provenance evidence

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Published value · assessed by provenance-audit · 2026-08-21. Agent assessment is evidence preparation, not human verification.

Surface Urban Energy and Water Balance Scheme (SUEWS): Development and evaluation at two UK sitesValidation

Where: Figure 8, seasonal-coefficient and constant-coefficient model results, p. 14

This is application and validation at London and Swindon, not the observation source for the triplet.

Bare soil (average). This is the average of Codes 50, 51, 52, 53. [55] [sample run]Related record

The matching calculated database record preserves Ward's pre-adjustment code 55 input set.

Assessment findings

Namesupported
The companion table identifies code 551 as code 55 multiplied for summer, with a2 unchanged.
Targetsupported
Ward et al. define these three values as coefficients in the OHM storage-heat equation.
Valuessupported
The exact code 551 triplet 0.379, 0.335, -30.05 matches the stored values.
Sourcesupported
Ward et al. state the seasonal scaling and the companion v2016a table publishes the exact result.
Placenot applicable
Representativenessnot applicable
Applicable Scalesupported
Equation 6 weights the coefficients for each surface type by its surface cover fraction, and Table 4 lists this input as BSoil, so the tuple describes the bare-soil land-cover class before neighborhood aggregation.
Methodsupported
The database adopts Ward's published output; Ward's authors produced it by scaling the compiled bare-soil code rather than by a new observation or regression.
Identitysupported
The code, surface grouping and Summer season label agree with the v2016a table.

Scientific note

Ward et al. compile the pre-adjustment bare-soil coefficients from four earlier literature rows, then calculate seasonal a1 and a3 values using Anandakumar-derived multipliers. Their London and Swindon runs validate/apply the coefficients but are not their observation input.

Model-ready fragment

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

a1:
  value: 0.379
  ref:
    ID: ward2016
    DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
    desc: land_cover
a2:
  value: 0.335
  ref:
    ID: ward2016
    DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
    desc: land_cover
a3:
  value: -30.05
  ref:
    ID: ward2016
    DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
    desc: land_cover

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Record metadata

Applicable scaleLand-cover class
Targetohm_coefficients · docs
SeasonSummer
Schema2026.5 · legacy row 50240018

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