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* The decline of the foliage height cannot be changed, it will always be linear. | * The decline of the foliage height cannot be changed, it will always be linear. | ||
* In the case Foliage is calculated by using Functions, the maximum range for which the foliage is calculated around a tree trunk is configured using [[Max trunk distance (Heat Stress Overlay)|MAX_TRUNK_DISTANCE]] | |||
* As noted above, the [[Vegetation_fraction_(Heat_Stress_Overlay)|vegetation fraction]] and Bowen ratio are also updated when a positive foliage height is set via GeoTIFF or areas. | * As noted above, the [[Vegetation_fraction_(Heat_Stress_Overlay)|vegetation fraction]] and Bowen ratio are also updated when a positive foliage height is set via GeoTIFF or areas. | ||
* {{HeatStressOverlay warning foliage wind}} The original [[DPRA Heat stress report]] uses relatively large [[Foliage areas (Heat Stress Overlay)|foliage area]]s as input. | * {{HeatStressOverlay warning foliage wind}} The original [[DPRA Heat stress report]] uses relatively large [[Foliage areas (Heat Stress Overlay)|foliage area]]s as input. | ||
Revision as of 13:20, 21 September 2026
Knowing where foliage is present and at what height it is situated for each grid cell of a Heat Stress Overlay is important and used in the Shade and Skyview calculation models.
The foliage height for each grid cell can be determined in a number of ways:
- By supplying the areas which each hold the height of foliage for the whole polygon of a particular area.
- By supplying a prequel Grid Overlay which holds the foliage heights as a grid.
- By calculating foliage based on the height of foliage functions and their foliage crown factor.
The options for determining foliage height are mutually exclusive.
The chosen option depends on the available data and the specific use case. When developing future scenarios in which other users can add foliage to unknown location, it is advised to use the Foliage crown factor option.
Rasterization
Regardless of the source for foliage heights, as a preparatory step for the calculations the data is transformed into a rasterized form. The end-result can be accessed via the foliage result type
Foliage Areas
In case you have vector data containing foliage areas with foliage heights, you can import these by following the how-to: How to import foliage height areas.
Foliage Grid Overlays
In case you have a Grid Overlay with Foliage height, you can create a GeoTiff Overlay and use it as a prequel Overlay to configure the foliage height.
Functions
In the case that foliage heights are derived from Functions with a foliage crown factor, a calculation is performed for all foliage in the project. A building is deemed foliage when it meets the following criteria:
- The building has the Function Category NATURE.
- The building has its Function Value for the foliage crown factor greater than 0.
- The building is not excluded from calculations.
The calculation of foliage heights for all grid cells is then performed as follows:
- For each grid cell with foliage, the foliage diameter is calculated by multiplying the height of the foliage building with the foliage crown factor. Dividing the diameter by 2 yields the radius.
- This radius and foliage height is stored for each grid cell.
- For each grid cell i, each surrounding cell j within a search range of 100 meters is checked for a foliage height.
- If the foliage height > 0 and grid cell i is within the diameter of cell j, cell i's height is calculated using a fixed 1:1 linear decline from the tree center. See the image below.
- The maximum foliage height is eventually stored as the foliage height of that cell.
- Additionally, the Bowen ratio is set to 0.4 and the vegetation fraction is set to 1.
Notes
- The decline of the foliage height cannot be changed, it will always be linear.
- In the case Foliage is calculated by using Functions, the maximum range for which the foliage is calculated around a tree trunk is configured using MAX_TRUNK_DISTANCE
- As noted above, the vegetation fraction and Bowen ratio are also updated when a positive foliage height is set via GeoTIFF or areas.
- Warning: The wind factor reduction is very susceptible to variation in foliage heights, leading to significantly higher PET values in forested areas. It is advised that this prequel is smoothed with an average setup with the max method for rasterization. The original DPRA Heat stress report uses relatively large foliage areas as input.
How-to's
See also
