Table 1 Summary of study cases and corresponding parameters

From: Local cloud enhancement associated with urban morphology: evidence from observations and idealized large-eddy simulations

Case number

Description

h (m)

D (m)

d (m)

λp

h/D

h/d

LCZ1

compact high-rise

200

120

60

0.444

1.667

3.333

LCZ1_dense

compact high-rise

200

120

45

0.524

1.667

4.444

LCZ3

compact low-rise

45

120

60

0.444

0.375

0.75

LCZ4

open high-rise

100

60

75

0.196

1.667

1.333

LCZ5

open mid-rise

75

90

120

0.18

0.833

0.625

LCZ6

open low-rise

30

60

75

0.196

0.5

0.4

LCZ8

sparse low-rise

30

300

262.5

0.284

0.1

0.114

  1. LCZs represents local climate zones, h building height, D building width, d canyon width, λp building density.
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