London Urban Heat Island Model Outputs for Summer 2006

London's urban heat island effect is modeled at a 1km by 1km resolution for the summer of 2006 using the LondUM configuration of the Met Office Unified Model. The dataset includes average surface temperatures for the summer period and hourly outputs aggregated into a map, specifically highlighting a four-day heatwave from July 16-19. The model was developed by researchers at the University of Reading and the data was aggregated and mapped by Jonathon Taylor at UCL.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of urban heat islands based on modeled 1km resolution temperature data.
• Study the intensity and duration of heatwave events based on the highlighted July 2006 period.
• Validate or compare urban climate models using the documented LondUM model outputs.
• Assess temperature variations between urban and surrounding rural areas based on the described phenomenon.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a documented scientific model (LondUM, Met Office Unified Model v6.1).
• Spatial resolution is explicitly defined as 1km by 1km.
• Temporal coverage is specified for summer 2006 and a specific heatwave period (July 16-19).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the single modeled year (2006).

Provenance

Source

University of Reading, Department of Meteorology; aggregated by UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering.

Collection Method

Model outputs from the LondUM setup of the Met Office Unified Model, using MORUSES and urban morphology data from Virtual London.

Time Range

Summer 2006 (May-September) and December 2006.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 12:02:44.603477; freshness should be verified.

Geography

London, United Kingdom.