MayeulQ/MODMask-all-cities-rural-masks

MODMask All Cities Rural Reference Masks

This dataset contains web-ready rural-reference masks associated with MOD_Mask urban heat island calculations for GHSL urban centres within the ALPX3 simulation domain.

MOD_Mask version

MOD_Mask v2.0.1.

Rural-reference definitions

The repository provides rural-reference information for:

• —UHI_px
• —UHI_LR100
• —UHI_LR200
• —UHI_LR300
• —UHI_LR500

The LR methods additionally constrain rural-reference cells according to the elevation difference between the urban target and rural reference cells:

• —LR100: |Zurban - Zrural| <= 100 m
• —LR200: |Zurban - Zrural| <= 200 m
• —LR300: |Zurban - Zrural| <= 300 m
• —LR500: |Zurban - Zrural| <= 500 m

Main files

rural_grid.geojson

Geometry and static information for rural grid cells participating in the MOD_Mask rural-reference masks.

rural_membership.json

Association between each GHSL city, each UHI method and the corresponding rural-reference grid cells.

rural_qc.json

Quality-control information produced during rural-reference reconstruction and validation.

uhi_grid.geojson

Geometry of the corresponding MOD_Mask urban/UHI grid cells. It is included to permit direct visualization of urban targets together with their rural reference areas.

city_membership.json

Association between GHSL cities and their MOD_Mask urban grid cells.

city_catalog.json

Metadata describing the GHSL urban centres represented in this dataset.

Related dataset

Urban heat island values, monthly means and diurnal cycles are distributed separately in:

MayeulQ/MODMask-all-cities-UHI

Intended use

This dataset is intended for scientific visualization, reproducible MOD_Mask diagnostics and exploration of the rural reference areas used for urban heat island estimation.