LUMA: London Micrometeorological Data Archive

Details

Resource

Measurements

Method

Field

Geometry

Realistic neighbourhood, City scale

Topic

Urban boundary layer

Quantities

Velocity, Concentration, Temperature, Humidity, Radiation

Institution

University of Reading

Contact

Sue Grimmond

Linked publications

Papers that describe or use this resource.

• Spatial and temporal patterns of surface–atmosphere energy exchange in a dense urban environment using scintillometry (2017)
• Variability of urban surface temperatures and implications for aerodynamic energy exchange in unstable conditions (2018)

Parts (13)

• 2013 - London LUMA KSSW Files
• 2014 - London LUMA BCT Scintillometer - IRT Camera - Weather Station Raw Data
• 2014 - London LUMA BTT Scintillometer Raw Data
• 2014 - London LUMA Barbican - Weather Station Raw Data
• 2014 - London LUMA IML IMU Scintillometer - IRT Camera - Weather Station- Ceilometer Raw Data
• 2014 - London LUMA KSB + KSNW + KSS + KSS45W + KSK15S + TLI Files
• 2015 - London LUMA All Barbican Scintillometer - IRT Camera - Weather Station Raw Data
• 2015 - London LUMA IML IMU Scintillometer - IRT Camera - Weather Station- Ceilometer Raw Data
• 2015 - London LUMA KSB + KSNW + KSS + KSS45W + KSK15S + TLI Files
• 2016 - London LUMA All Barbican Scintillometer - IRT Camera - Weather Station Raw Data
• 2016 - London LUMA All Scintillometer Raw Data
• 2016 - London LUMA IML IMU Scintillometer - IRT Camera - Weather Station - Ceilometer Raw Data
• 2016 - London LUMA KSB + KSNW + KSS + KSS45W + KSK15S + TLI Files

Description from the source

London Micrometeorological Data Archive Please consult Project URL for full list of measurements and publications

Related resources

1. Urban, suburban and rural flux, profile and tracer measurements in Basel (BUBBLE)

   Basel Urban Boundary Layer Experiment, 2001–02: a year-long network of energy-balance towers across urban, suburban and rural sites, with a June–July 2002 intensive period adding a wind profiler, sodar/RASS, lidar, a street-canyon tower and four SF6 tracer releases. A reference for urban roughness-sublayer turbulence and energy balance.

   Benchmark Field Measurements

   Basel, Switzerland · 2002 · On request · Paper: BUBBLE – an Urban Boundary Layer Meteorology Project ↗

2. Urban tracer and meteorology experiment, downtown Salt Lake City (URBAN 2000)

   Classic multiscale urban dispersion campaign: SF6 and perfluorocarbon tracer releases with meteorology around a single building, across the downtown grid and over the wider city, mostly in stable night-time conditions. Files are openly downloadable by IOP.

   Benchmark Field Measurements

   Salt Lake City, United States · 2000 · Free to use; acknowledge the DOE Chemical and Biological National Security Program · Paper: Overview of URBAN 2000: A Multiscale Field Study of Dispersion through an Urban Environment ↗

3. Urban and suburban eddy-covariance fluxes from towers in Indianapolis (INFLUX)

   Long-running tall-tower eddy-covariance records of momentum, sensible and latent heat and CO2 over downtown and suburban Indianapolis, with raw 10 Hz data for turbulence statistics.

   Field Measurements

   Indianapolis, United States · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 · Paper: The INFLUX network – eddy covariance in and around an urban environment ↗

4. ClearfLo: London boundary-layer and air-quality campaign 2011–12

   Meteorology and air quality field campaign in London in 2011-12, with multiple sites and intensive observations during the 2012 Olympics. Useful for urban boundary-layer and air quality studies; individual datasets are available via the paper authors.

   Field Measurements

   2015 · Paper: Meteorology, Air Quality, and Health in London: The ClearfLo Project ↗

5. Urban atmospheric field experiments in London (ACTUAL)

   Urban atmospheric observations in London, including meteorological measurements on the BT Tower and Doppler lidar boundary-layer wind profiles. Useful for urban wind profiles, roughness and boundary-layer studies.

   Field Measurements

   2013 · Paper: Observations of wind speed profiles over Greater London, UK, using a Doppler lidar ↗

6. Doppler lidar urban boundary-layer structure over London (REPARTEE)

   Doppler lidar observations of the urban boundary layer over London during REPARTEE-II, including wind and boundary-layer depth. Useful for studying urban boundary-layer dynamics.

   Field Measurements

   2011 · Paper: Boundary layer dynamics over London, UK, as observed using Doppler lidar during REPARTEE-II ↗

All 101 resources on urban boundary layer →