Names follow the SUEWS YAML specification; click one for its definition in the configuration reference.
alb | 0.12 |
Where: Section 4.2.2 and Table 2, original and adjusted building albedo, p. 8
Explains the observational comparison and publishes the manual adjustment from 0.15 to 0.12 used at the London and Swindon evaluation sites.
| Name | supported The label identifies the published parameter class or model configuration. |
|---|---|
| Target | supported The source uses the parameter for the same SUEWS target represented by the record. |
| Values | supported Table 2 reports the original building albedo 0.15 and the adjusted value 0.12 used in both simulations, matching the stored value. |
| Source | supported Ward et al. (2016) directly publishes and explains the adjusted 0.12 value, so it is the parameter source rather than merely a later compilation. |
| Place | supported The place agrees with the source scope or is explicitly generic. |
| Representativeness | supported The record is classed site, matching the paper's use of the value at the central London evaluation site; the publication does not establish city-wide evidence reach. |
| Applicable Scale | supported The adjusted scalar is assigned to the SUEWS Building surface class, supporting application at the land-cover class scale within the evaluated site configuration. |
| Method | supported Section 4.2.2 describes a manual observational calibration: Ward et al. lowered building albedo from 0.15 to 0.12 after comparing modelled and measured bulk albedo at the two sites. |
| Identity | supported Stable path, target, source and values identify one retained database record. |
Ward et al. (2016) is the direct source for this value. The authors manually lowered building albedo from 0.15 to 0.12 in response to the observed bulk-albedo comparison and tested the adjusted configuration at the two sites. The method is therefore fitted in the database's broad calibration sense, not literature compilation and not a claim of formal regression. The London record remains site-scoped, with applicable scale land cover; its value and stable path are unchanged.
Alb_max | 0.12 |
Paste under land_cover.bldgs in a SUEWS YAML configuration; every value carries its citation.
alb:
value: 0.12
ref:
ID: ward2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
desc: london, site, land_cover
Raises a prefilled sign-off issue. CI accepts it only when the issue author is in the verifier registry and the evidence revision is still current.
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